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would be made on the subject. Your Grace also remarked that observation must be reserved.

My desire for any a time with respect to for a retiring Allowance.

Another year has elapsed, another upon; I have begun my Seventeenth year of Hongkong Summer is entered to ask am Hongkong Service, and I am compelled to ask Your Grace's consideration of my now repeated request for permission to retire from Her Majesty's Service on a Pension.

for me fitting It is not, I presume, necessary to recapitulate the arguments advanced in my letter to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, I would however respectfully invite a reference to them.

Since that letter was written, Colonel Caine and Mr Hulme have had retiring Allowances assigned them. My service extends over a longer period than that of the latter gentleman, (who, moreover, was not, as I am, a subscriber to the latest Superannuation Fund,) and it about equals that of the former Gentleman, taking into calculation the period during which Colonel Caine was not in the active discharge of public duties.

In my former letter I begged reference to Sir John Davis and Sir George Bonham, as Governors under whom I had served, and I learn from both these gentlemen that they have recently made a joint and personal

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2 3. 439 would be made on the subject. Your Grace also remarked that observation must be reserved. My desire for any a time with respect to for a retiring Allowance. Another year has elapsed, another upon; I have begun my Seventeenth year of Hongkong Summer is entered to ask am Hongkong Service, and I am compelled to ask Your Grace's consideration of my now repeated request for permission to retire from Her Majesty's Service on a Pension. for me fitting It is not, I presume, necessary to recapitulate the arguments advanced in my letter to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, I would however respectfully invite a reference to them. Since that letter was written, Colonel Caine and Mr Hulme have had retiring Allowances assigned them. My service extends over a longer period than that of the latter gentleman, (who, moreover, was not, as I am, a subscriber to the latest Superannuation Fund,) and it about equals that of the former Gentleman, taking into calculation the period during which Colonel Caine was not in the active discharge of public duties. In my former letter I begged reference to Sir John Davis and Sir George Bonham, as Governors under whom I had served, and I learn from both these gentlemen that they have recently made a joint and personal

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2 3. 439 would be made on the subjeck. Your- Grace also remarked that observation must be reserved My desire for any a time with respect to for a retiring Allowance. - Another year has elapsed, another upon; I Hongkong Summer is entered have begun my to ask Seventeenth year of - am HongKong Service, and I am Compelled Your Grace's consideration of my now repeated request for permission to retire from Her Majesty's Service on a Pension. for. me fitting It is not, I presume, necessary to recapitulate the arguments ~ letter to Sir Edward advanced in my Bulwer Lytton, I would however- respectfully invite a reference to them. Since that letter was written, Colonel Caine and Mr Hulme have had retiring Allowances assigned them. My service extends over a · longer period than that of the latter gentleman, (who, Moreover, was not, as I am, a subscriber to the lates Superannuation Fund,) and it about – equals that of the former Gentleman, laking into calculation the period during which Colonel Caine was not in the active- discharge of public duties. In my former letter I begged reference to Sir John Davis and Sir George Bonham, as Governors under whom I had served, and I learn from both these gentlemen that they have recently made a a joint and personal

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would be made on the subjeck. Your- Grace also remarked that observation

must be reserved

desire

for

any

a time with respect to

for a retiring Allowance. -

Another

year

has elapsed, another

upon;

Hongkong Summer is entered

have begun my

to ask

Seventeenth year of -

HongKong Service, and I am Compelled

Your Grace's consideration of my now repeated request for permission to retire

from Her Majesty's Service on a

Pension.

for.

fitting

It is not, I presume, necessary

recapitulate the arguments ~

letter to Sir Edward

advanced in

Bulwer Lytton, I would however-

respectfully invite a reference to them.

Since that letter

was written, Colonel

Caine and Mr Hulme have had retiring

Allowances assigned them. My service

extends over a

· longer period than that of

the latter gentleman, (who, Moreover, was

not, as I am, a subscriber to the lates

Superannuation Fund,) and it about – equals that of the former Gentleman, laking into calculation the period during which Colonel Caine was not in the active-

discharge of public duties.

my former letter I begged reference to Sir John Davis and Sir George Bonham, as Governors under whom I had served, and I learn from

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