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21 Sussex Place Regents Park
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July 4th 1881 1178221
I believe that I am the first Chief Clerk since the Court was established on Hong Kong in 1843 who has had to be aware of the arrangement of pension to be given to him fixed
I now return Paper formed under the Act of 1859 inclosing the Pension which has been forwarded to me under Cover by the latter of the 7th of June last. In Compliance with the Directions I have filled it in to the best of my ability.
My period of service although now on leave shall have expired so nearly 21 years that I hope that period will be accepted as my service in the front of
shall be 4 In case the Act of 1859 shall be ruling the measure of Considered as pension I respectfully submit that section of as applicable and that twenty years are to be added as the measure of my pension raising the amount to be ranked to me to a sum exceeding Larger.
"If however the minute of the Governor of Hong Kong of the 20th of May 1862 authorised
The Right Honble The Earl of Kimberley At Prince not Secretary of state for Colonies