overnment Official (with the exception
of Mr Quin, whose service was so short that his pension
Lewia
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jca
to be provided
by an Ordinance,
and of Mr Oto retired
Statiu
Jarmen and Dr Wany
under particular circumstances; ) the
possessed an official residence,
has lived
to obtain a
pension.
The subordinate Police Officers come
under a
specific Ordinance.
The
question is therefore, so far as I
am
I trust
2.
Nu aXL.
that I not trespassing
Too Much
on the courtesy of the Governat if I ask that it be dealt with on its merits with reference to Dead 7 of the Pension Rules and Regulations, which refers to "each
Emolument, exclusive of salary
or pages.
"
and not on
the
absence
Av.
It had
ry whatever
ad with
his
Frankent
absence of precedents.
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3. There is another point that I
mentioned
in my petition passed at
Hong Kong, which does not appear
to have been further alluded to,
that I was severely
on duty
Ai en
an
encounter
wounded
with
armed gang of burglars, and
the injury,
which resulted in the
stiffening of the thumb of the
right hand,
is permanent,
constantly causes discomfort -
Enclose copy of a letter from the
Acting
Colonial Secretary, and
would with deepest respect apply
for consideration on
that account.
4. I may perhaps be permitted to
bring
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bring before the notice of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State
the fact that I was from the
19th October 1866 -
during
the