I most respectfully
4.
recessary to qualify the for maximum Colonial pension (including my Naval pension).
Submit that as
ury
Continuous
my
my
service commenced on the
jet March 1861 and
my
predecessor was, by the ther rule, only counting half pension time, I may be permitted to reckon the other half time towards my pension.
From Lood
Knutsford's despatch of
gad
the
2nd inst. to the Governor of
Hong Kong I find myself one year shout of the time recessery
Although I have longer service in Honglong than any other offices (pensioned or otherwise) Ishould most certainly have remained another year
in the Colony
had Inot been assured before
leaving that I had
completed
27 years continuous service,
and under these circumstances
I must again ask permission to