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Hongkong, e.
I And
They request that you
will state to the Duke of Newcastle that
Their Lordships have no power, in strict accordance with the provisions of the
Superannuation Act, to grant Colonel
Caine a pension.
Having regard, however, to
Colonel Caine's extended and valuable services
at Hongkong, between 1841 and
1859,
and
to the circumstance of the abolition of his
Office, with a view to
economy
and the
interests of the public service, Their Lordships
do not consider that the special Pension
of £600 a year is adequate.
It must, however, be treated
as a Special Pension, payable out of
the Colonial Revenue of Hongkong,
I am,
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
Les Allemittin
recommended
by the
Duke of Newcastle, to be more than
adequate
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