CO129-155 - Others - 1871 — Page 37

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Having served three years and more in the Colonies under your Lordship, I trust you will considerately permit me to submit that the suddenness of my removal from employment by the abolition of the Treasury ship at Hongkong constitutes of itself a grievance which found me unprepared.

A material change, especially when I had remained longer in Office, one year longer in Office at Hongkong, I should have been entitled to add seven years' services in that Colony — where only five years have been allowed me.

I also take leave to urge upon your Lordship's notice that during this period, I was in actual employment for 36 months, and for 12 months I was sick. During my tenure of Office at Hongkong, where I was entitled yearly to two months' vacation leave on full pay, I did not avail myself of that indulgence. Therefore, I may not be deemed importunate if I solicit from your Lordship that I may be permitted to count in aid of my pension the two years of additional service to which I would have been entitled had I remained in Office at Hongkong until the 7th of March next, 1872.

Furthermore, I respectfully solicit that as my recall from Hongkong was irrelevant to any action on my part, your Lordship may be pleased...

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Having served three years and more in the Colonies under your Lordship, I trust you will considerately permit me to submit that the suddenness of my removal from employment by the abolition of the Treasury ship at Hongkong constitutes of itself a grievance which found me unprepared. A material change, especially when I had remained longer in Office, one year longer in Office at Hongkong, I should have been entitled to add seven years' services in that Colony where only five years have been allowed me. I also take leave to urge upon your Lordship's notice that during this period, I was in actual employment for 36 months, and for 12 months I was sick. During my tenure of Office at Hongkong, where I was entitled yearly to two months' vacation leave on full pay, I did not avail myself of that indulgence. Therefore, I may not be deemed importunate if I solicit from your Lordship that I may be permitted to count in aid of my pension the two years of additional service to which I would have been entitled had I remained in Office at Hongkong until the 7th of March next, 1872. Furthermore, I respectfully solicit that as my recall from Hongkong was irrelevant to any action on my part, your Lordship may be pleased... Page ... is not found, hence no page information is added. The original response has been formatted into HTML using `` for paragraphs. The text has been proofread according to the given rules, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, and rejoining broken sentences. The original content and structure have been preserved as much as possible, with minimal alterations to meet the requirements.
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I trust that having

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three:

years

Served

and more

your Lordship

in the Colonies, our

you

will considera tely permit sue to submit, that the suddenness

of my removal from.. employment by

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of the Treasury ship at Hongkong,

constitutes of itself a grievance which found me unprepared.

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Change

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Solicit that as recall Hongkong was irrelevant.

any with or action on my part; your Lordship may be pleased

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