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82 Blenheim Plack co
Herden
12th Jebmary 1920
READ
£031
REC' 13 FEB 20
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt
of your letter dated 22 December 1919 re- of Pensions for the Hong Kong Pensioners. As yet I have threceived
increase
any meresse.
In
my
letter dated the 15th December
I requested you.
me have
my
my
to be so good as to let increase by Jebruary (Viz
this mouth) to enable me to pay my Income Tax, City + Parish Rates ité lé save
ita; to home from being sold up, The City & Parish Ralis are overdue; and I received a letter yesterday (the 11" inst, from
Income Jase, stating that my
the Collector
of
me within In
days
an advant
Income Jase must be paid Within Ier days I would therefore request you to be so kind as to direct the Crown Agents for the Colonies to to forward on my back pension of £20. Juenty Pounds sterling) to pay my
Taxes etc; and home from being brokin up. I mention that the Hong Kong dollar has
Jase
may
my
risen to 6/20 which means a saving to the Govt. of.
J
2ft on every dollar of my pension.
Trusting that
request
Under Secretary
of plate Conial Office Condon F.W.1
You
will grant my humble
I Remain
Your
Su
Cbedt: Scrrant A. Macki
Lake Chief Inspector
Hongking Polia
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