In any further communica-
tion on this subject, please quote
N.499a
and address letter to—
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
London, S.W.
C.O.
12460
RECO
Reef 17 MAY 39
Admiralty,,
15th May 1899.
22
Admy
10549
Sir,
With reference to Admiralty letter N.499b of
the 25th ultimo, approving of the acceptance of the
appointment of Postmaster General of Hong Kong by Commander W. C. Hastings R.N. (retired), I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that this Officer appears to have failed to obtain their Lordships' permission to accept his former appointment as Assistant Harbour Master at Hong Kong, as required by section 6 of the Superannuation
Act 1887,
I am therefore to request that you will be good enough to cause Commander Hastings to be called upon to furnish whatever explanation he may have to
offer of his omission to comply with the requirements
of rule 2 of the above section, as it will be necessary
to furnish H. M. Treasury with the information.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Under
Secretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
P.- No. 7.
Evan Macgregor.
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