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10572/1914.
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14473
√2014
17th, April 1914.
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter
of the 3rd inst. and, I desire to point out that, I am
only retiring in consequence of the breakdown of my
health, and in accordance with the wish expressed by
Mr. Secretary Harcourt.
2.
In my letter to you of the 20th ulto. I
offered to retire as from the 29th May when my term
of leave will expire, and I stated that I did not
think that I should be required to retire earlier.
3.
Under the above circumstances I respect-
fully submit that I an entitled to my full pay to
the 29th May.
4.
It will of course be understood that the
receipt by me of any cheque for pay must not be
treated as a waiver of any other claims I may have.
5.
I would further submit that I am entitled
to the most generous treatment, both as regards pay
and pension, as my health has been destroyed by Government service in the Tropics, and it is doubtful whether I shall be able to do work of any kind in the future, as my efficiency has been seriously impaired, further the best years of my professional life have