CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862 — Page 213

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Loffer the following Explanation of day statement": that my half Salary had been mifounded from vol of Augt. & 12th of September.

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It was. I believe. if t he sut still, a provies in the Colonial Regulations; that an offices absent on leave Thoned receive his last half marter's salary, only his retum to his Post.

I drew my half Salary wiHong Kong, through an agent there- and as I did not receive my last half Inanter's remittance. for tro

months over the due time.

I Concluded I had been 211

unfounded under the Regulation refened to-

I found afterwards

hurrener that to detention was

own to the illness of my agent, and not to the effect of the proviso as I had Assima!.

I have to Vceived

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all Salary due upto 15th September, and shale feel thankful to the Duk. of hercastto for any assistance however. Small, pending the question of my deusion-

I have the honor the

Sir-

Yom Murst obedient Sert 8.A. Mitchen

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