P
Pensions 584
ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEINO QUOTED.
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TELECRANS "CROWN, LONDON."
TELEPHONE 1882 VICTORIA.
Your
Hong Kon
C.O
37622
RECE
Reg1 31 0013
WHITEHALL CARDENS,
402
LONDON, S. W.
30th October, 1913.
23. 10. 13.
sir,
With reference to your letter of the
Ea
6th September No.30907/13 with regard to the question
whether death duties are payable in respect of the
pension granted to the widow of Mr. A.T.Walker from
the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of Hong Kong, I have
the honour to inform you that we duly replied to
Mr. Newman in the sense indicated in your letter.
however, apparently
2. The question is now,
being considered by the Inland Revenue Department,
end I enclose a copy of a letter which we have received from the Estate Duty Office on the subject,
together with a draft of the reply we propose to make, subject to the approval of the Secretary of
State.
The Under Secretary of State,
&C.
&c. 20.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Obechus
For Brown Agents.
Colonial office.
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