No.109.
sir,
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Government House.
Hong-Kong, 7th. April,1898.
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I have the honour to forward for your appro-
val the enclosed paper of particulars relating to the ser- vice of Mr. F. J. Machado, First Clerk at the Harbour Depart- ment, and to recommend with the concurrence of the Members of Executive Council, that a pension at the rate of $1,696
per annum be granted to him as from 1st. August, 1898.
Mr. Machado will draw his pension locally.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble Servant,
WX M
Administering the Government:
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M. P.
&C.,
800.
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