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40 Hampton Road, 24.A rak gram. E.6.
2719.
5 MAY 19
I have to acknowledge Recipt of your letter of the Both ult. (2400% / 9.9) informing
am adot entitled to a pension under the su
me that? rules of the Hong Hong Service and wish to state respectfully that I was a schoolmaster resident in Hong stong for more than ten years and also a member of the bind Service sather more than that period wer
my sick leave.
mchiding
I do not, however, tek for more than one
pearter
the account to which Is could have had allain
health permette a me to remain at my poot
of
Rad
A
muy
few months longer. You, at the
eage of sixty, I
appeal for a grant of 830 a year to tuable me to retere doomy medical adviser urges owing to heart weaknew the result of me •'arial fever
tin tuong.
f
"lou tracted
Illness
At the time of my resignation my doctor vir Ames -baut lie, gave it as his form opinion that I could out
live for six mouths if I returned to the Colony, therefore, in consideration of the fact that my. wreeked my health and professional career, while myy stay in thong Hong, had prevented me from Serving in bugland for the period recla
ecessary - qualify for a pension under the Icachers Super- -annuationcret of 1918 Ibeg that my case away be submitted to Viscount Milner for Reconsideration. With apologies for again troubling you in the matter I have the honour to remain
Afour obe scent servant P.M. Jirmeson (
Max. Cantabr