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and as the crate disagrees with me Lam advised not to undertake such a long residence in the Country

Lam therefore obliged to remain in the Colonial Service. But as many of my siblings, have completed their five years have returned to India and the corps no longer exists as a separate command I shall be compelled to do the work of a Municipal officer in a Subordinate of Police instead of the duties which I was engaged to perform

Therefore trust that the loss which without any fault or oversight of my own I have sustained by entering the Colonial Service will not be overlooked when my application for a transfer to some other colony is taken into consideration

To R. E. W. Herbert Dear Mr Herbert,

Yours faithfully P. Melville.

To R. & W. Herbert Esquire Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

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and as the crate disagrees with me Lam advised not to undertake such a long residence in the Country Lam therefore obliged to remain in the Colonial Service. But as many of my siblings, have completed their five years have returned to India and the corps no longer exists as a separate command I shall be compelled to do the work of a Municipal officer in a Subordinate of Police instead of the duties which I was engaged to perform Therefore trust that the loss which without any fault or oversight of my own I have sustained by entering the Colonial Service will not be overlooked when my application for a transfer to some other colony is taken into consideration To R. E. W. Herbert Dear Mr Herbert, Yours faithfully P. Melville. To R. & W. Herbert Esquire Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

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and as the crate desagrees with me Lam advised not to undertatre such a long residence in the Country Lav therefore obliged to remain in the Colonial Service. But as But as many 167 of my sibbles, have completed their five years have returned to India and the corps no longer exists as a separati command Ishall be compelled to do the work of a officer in in a Municipal Subordinale of Rolice instead of the duties which Twas engaged to perform حم Therefore trust that the loss which Without any fault an oversight of my own I have sustained by entering Me Colonial Service will not be overlooked when my application for a transfer to some other colony is lathen into consideration to R Laur Dear Mr Berbert, Yours faithfully Pandeleur. (reach R.&. W. Herbert Esquire Under Secretary of State for the Colonies I

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and as the crate desagrees with me Lam advised not to undertatre such a

long residence in the Country

Lav

therefore obliged to remain in the Colonial Service. But as

But as many

167

of my sibbles, have completed their five years have returned to India and the corps no longer exists as a separati command Ishall be compelled to do the work of a

officer in

in a Municipal

Subordinale of

Rolice instead of the duties which Twas engaged to perform

حم

Therefore trust that the loss which Without any fault an oversight of my own

I have sustained by entering

Me Colonial Service will not be overlooked when

my application

for a transfer to some other colony

is lathen into consideration

to R

Laur Dear Mr Berbert,

Yours faithfully Pandeleur. (reach

R.&. W. Herbert Esquire Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

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