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The Crown Agents
J
11284
Hangking
496
IS
Mr.
MINUTE.
Johnson 29 June
Mr. De Robeck
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
X Mr. Meade. 2
Mr. Herbert.
2967
Mr. Grant Duff.
Lord Kimberley.
Draft Mr. Tomlin draft for
Se-Jul? Rev.
Gentlemen,
30 June 1881
With reference to
the letter from this Dept.
of the 26th of Nov! last,
I am directed by the Sec.
off. for the Colonies to inform
you
that Mr S. L. Tomlin, First Clerk in the Surveyor-General's office,
at Hongkong died on the
22nd inst., and to instruct
you to pay his widow the
Salary
that was
due to him
up to the day of his death,
without requiring
the
production of letters of
administration. I am,
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The Crown Agents
J
11284
Hongkong
496
IS
Mr.
MINUTE.
Johnson 29 June
Mr. De Robeck
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
X Mr. Meade. 2
Mr. Herbert.
2967
Mr. Grant Duff.
Lord Kimberley.
Draft Mr. Tomlin draft for
Se-Jul? Rev.
Gentlemen,
30 June 1881
With reference to
the letter from this Dept.
of the 26th of Nov! last,
I am directed by the Sec.
off. for the Colonies to inform
you
that Mr S. L. Tomlin, First Clerk in the Surveyor-General's office,
at Hongkong died on the
22nd inst., and to instruct
you to pay his widow the
Salary
that was
due to him
up to the day of his death,
without requiring
the
production of letters of
administration. I am,
RM.