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I am very thankful to his loodship for granting fall pay to the date of my
me
retirement, but with regard to my pension I must most respectfully ast permission to express my disappointment
with regard to Pars. 3 of the Despatch I was always led to believe that my time for pension would count from the "date of my permanent appoint aff. d. ment / 1st March 1861); and d
also that Halfpay leave world, is consequence of climate distance
distance from England, great
cost of passage moneyoto, be reckoned in fall towards my pension, and my impression is that most if not all of my brother officers in Hong Kong
the same
are of the
HongRong
opinion.
With the full knowledge
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that my Raval pension (₤164.5, (shillings & day) would be taken into consideration as regards the maximum of pension allowed (3 of my salary) I considered? has completed my pension earning time in March 1887 I have however served over a
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