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the 1st section of the Additional Pension Minute, as published in the Hong Kong Government -Garette of the 30th April 1870- virs
The pension of every public Officer on his ultimate retirement
from the service of Any Colony. shall be calculated (if payable at
all
1) upon the whole period of his continuous service in any
Civil
employments under the Imperial;
or under
any. Government":
.
other Colonial
At the date of my appointment to the Attorney Generalship of this Colony I was, and for 3's years previously, from May 3. 1870, had
been Attomey General of Queensland. not being a Member of the permanent Civil Service of the botomy
but liable to lose
my office upon a change of Ministry.
Irespectfully wish to obtain the decision of the Secretary of State, as to whether, under the above mentioned circumstances, I am entitled in rectioning
length of service to count the period I served as Attomey, General in a Colony possessing representative institutions.
I have se.
(signed) John Paramston
(True leopy), 5. Gandmar Colonial Secretary
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