? Decline, with regret, both requests on the assumption which appears from his letter that he does not claim to be physically unfit for duty.
Give him 3 months on half pay, but refuse the retiring allowance.
— Sir R. Meade should see the private note on the papers, and refer it to him.
CPD-13
Esq.
13.7.96
Atkins Rui
157 Christon Place
Prepushaus, Smerret
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I trust you will pardon my addressing you in the following matters, but I venture to hope for your kind favour.
You are probably aware that in 1874 my godfather, the late Sir Arthur Kennedy, obtained an appointment in Hongkong, the whole Colony.