had fallen, it was necessary for him to retire there was no probability of his being again enabled to perform the duties of his post.
2. Mr. Barradas entered the Service of the Colonial Government on the 8th August, 1853, and from that date he has been continuously employed in the department of the Post Master General. For some time past he has been suffering from an attack of paralysis and has not been able to carry out the duties entrusted to him efficiently, and as there was no improvement in his health seemed probable, I felt it my duty to require a Medical Certificate from the Acting Colonial Surgeon.
4. Having received that Certificate, a copy of which I enclose, I referred the case to my Executive Council with a view to Mr. Barradas being pensioned, and the appointment of his successor. At the same time, also, the Council was placed in possession of the Officer's Service and Character Certificates. According to the Hong Kong Pension Minute, 1862, it would appear that, as Mr. Barradas had not quite completed nineteen years' Service, his pension...