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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 12th October, 1920.
37860
My Lord,
With reference to Your Lordship's despatch No.272 of the 14th August, 1920, on the subject of the
date of the cessation of contributions to the Widows and
Orphans Pension Fund from Mr. R. H. A. Craig, formerly Assistant Superintendent of the Victoris Gaol, I have the
honour to forward such information as this Covernment
possesses concerning Mr. Craig'e age.
In Colonial Office Despatch No.195 of the
21st November, 1894, which announced "r. Craig's original appointment in England to be Warden in the Victoria Geol Mr. Craig's age is stated to be 38, which would make the
date of his birth as 1856.
In 1913 shortly before Mr. Craig retired on
pension the question of the correct date of his birth was
raised by the Treasurer. In the Civil Service List for
1913 the date of his birth is shown on information
supplied by Mr. Craig himself to be 8th October, 1857, and on enquiry being made, Mr. Messer, then Superintendent of
the Victoria Geol, replied that the correct year of birth
was 1857 and Mr. Craig's pension form was amended accord-
ingly.
Mr. Craig had, however, originally registered
under the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance as having
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
VISCOUNT MILVER, G.C.B..
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