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"clearly understand that in as much as this " retired pay has been camed partly by folmual " employment, he cannot draw any portion of it " while holding a Coloreal appointment
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4. It is on this pount, which so matically offects my interests that I amr anxious to make a refcerentation.
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5 . I have a total sence of upewards of 29 year During five years of this time fun 18th November 1849 to 19th Mercember 1884 I was secvided for leurée in Cyprus, but as I read Article 942 of the Royal Wanaut, I am entetted to my tirement of £300 a year, whatever my
length of dewice, simply by my having attained 48 years of age, being a substantive Main, who has served As sich; and et appears to me any because I happened for some time to sence under the Colonial office, my penseer, cauced by 29 years service should be with held fur me, if I agam entered the sence of that Repartiment, especially,
as it would appear from the termes of the Military Secretarys letter, that this would but be the case, of I entered the Leurre of the Foreign office, the Home Office. or that of a pucate firm.
6. This seems still more hard, when it is borne
in inind that, when in the end of 1880 ( while uugh the Colonial office ) I was for
sewing a timo compulsarly retired as Captain and
Beenet. Main, I was then informed by the Military Secretary that no objection would bee made to my diauring my retired pay of £218-57- in addition to the pay of my appointment in Cyprus - if I selected full pay retirement. instead of half hay.
7. Then an hommer some special provveds which I desire to subuut to the Sentary of
State why, even if the geneal rating of the Military Secretary should be correct, special considerations sheries be devoted to my case.
8 . It was in my case quite accidental that I cance to serve under the Colonial Office. he 1879 white home on sich leave fure India (where I was
a Brigade Majn / I was asked by the Foreign Office (to whom I had quite unhaven to myself been Ucommended by herd Wolseley) to undutable to raise and discipline a Fechish battalion for sunce in Cypers. I accepted this flattering offer
on the sole ceredetine that my device should be counted as Military Semice, which was acceded to by the was office. I carried out this duty, raised and disciplined the Regiment which was aftre wards amagamatted with the Military Police and the command of the amalgamated force ween to me - After about a year Cyprus evas handed fure the Foreyn to the Colonial