Very undesirable to advance a claim for payment of Pensions. I am entering into correspondence with Mr. (an unsatisfactory correspondent) on how we can recommend the menu for consideration now. But I think it is entitled to attention at some stage. A pension, I think, should be done by a good letter, like letter 7127 of 1889.
At present, my retirement is being considered. Strecke. I tend to think that Beth's letter, together with a detailed proposal, is worth considering in that light. If you approve of the suggestion in principle, I wish to speak to Mr. (on the exact proposal to be made) with Mr. Hallim & for Caine Road. The former was a judicial officer, who stands on a different footing from the latter.
M 25/1 I quite agree. 225. The Captain's pension suffers from a lack of information, and it is an opportunity for considering the finest that it is advisable to inform Mr. that it is a serious matter. "Who when is a question" is a good application; but that of the Council in this case is doubtful.
1. The Duke of ... hu 7267438
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 17th May, 1860
My Lord Duke,
About this time last year, I had the honor of addressing a letter to Your Grace's Predecessor, which was forwarded in Lieutenant Governor Caine's Despatch No. 88 of 19th May 1839. In reply to that application, I was told through Governor Sir Hercules Robinson that Your Grace regretted to see little likelihood of my transfer to a more salubrious climate, but that a note had been made.
To His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, P.L., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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