ME
P
Bills 18/17.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS
TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIEB
THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE
DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.
TELEGRAMS, "GROWN, LONDON.' TELEPHONE. 7780 VICTORIA
26.12.19.
sir,
CRUMPLACENTS FOR":
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Rece
Jain
4, MILLBANK,
WESTMINSTER
LONDON, S.W. 1.
31st December 1919.
I have the honour to enclose a copy of a letter
which we have received from Mrs Annie Speed, respecting
the death of her husband, r.J.L. Speed, a warder in the
Pensions Department of Hong Kong, and to enquire what
action should be taken in the matter. Until the end
of November Mrs.Speed drew through this office an
allotment of £7:10:-Od a month from her husband's salary
but a telegram from the Colonial Government dated the
9th December instructed us to discontinue payment of
the allotment.
payment was stated.
No reason for the discontinuance of
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedient servant,
Wt Paton
For Crown Agents.
The Under Secretary of State.
COLONIAL OFFICE.