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477

of his death was the senior officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service, praying for a compassionate allowance.

2.

The late Mr Almada served the Government for forty years having begun in the Superintendency on 5-1-2 Feb 1881.

3.

From the enclosed copy of the minutes of the Members of the "Legislative Council on Mr Almada's Petition, Your Lordship will see that the Legislature would willingly vote the sum of $2,880, being one year's pay of her late husband, as an officer of the Hong Kong Government from the date of the establishment of the Colony. Some months before his death, he had prepared an application for pension when I told him I would deal with his case under clause 9 of the Hong Kong Pension Minute and venture to ask Her Majesty's Government to give him a retiring allowance to the full amount of his salary.

4.

I have made careful enquiries into the statement in Mrs Almada's petition, and have satisfied myself that she was left in great distress, with a family of ten children. Her eldest son was working as a supernumerary clerk for sixteen months.

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3 477 of his death was the senior officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service, praying for a compassionate allowance. 2. The late Mr Almada served the Government for forty years having begun in the Superintendency on 5-1-2 Feb 1881. 3. From the enclosed copy of the minutes of the Members of the "Legislative Council on Mr Almada's Petition, Your Lordship will see that the Legislature would willingly vote the sum of $2,880, being one year's pay of her late husband, as an officer of the Hong Kong Government from the date of the establishment of the Colony. Some months before his death, he had prepared an application for pension when I told him I would deal with his case under clause 9 of the Hong Kong Pension Minute and venture to ask Her Majesty's Government to give him a retiring allowance to the full amount of his salary. 4. I have made careful enquiries into the statement in Mrs Almada's petition, and have satisfied myself that she was left in great distress, with a family of ten children. Her eldest son was working as a supernumerary clerk for sixteen months.
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その 3 477 of his death was the senior officer in the Honghong Civil Service, praying for a compassionate allowance. 2. The late Mr Almada served the Government for forty years having begun in the Superintendency 5-1-2 Feb 1881. 3. From the enclosed copy of the minutes of the Members of the " Legislative Council on ott." " d'ethnada's Petition, Your Lordship will see that the Legislature would willingly vote of #2,880, being one year's pay the sum officer the of her late husband, of Trade, and continued as an | of the Honghong Government from { date of the establishment of the Colony Some months before his death, he had prepared an application for pension when I told him I would deal with his case under clause 9 of the Hongkong Pension Minute and venture to ask Her Majesty's Government to give him a retering allowance to the full amount of his salary. as a compassionate allowance to Mr. Almada, if Your Lordship will authorise me to propose d 4. vote to that effect. enquiries I have made careful into the statement in Mrs Almada's petition, and have satisfied myself that she was left left in great distress, with a family of ten Children.. Her eldest son was working as a for sixteen months supernumerary clerk in 3.
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3

477

of his death was the senior officer in

the Honghong Civil Service, praying for a compassionate allowance.

2.

The late Mr Almada

served the Government for forty years

having begun

in the Superintendency

5-1-2 Feb 1881.

3.

From the enclosed copy of

the minutes of the Members of the

" Legislative Council on ott." " d'ethnada's Petition, Your Lordship will see that the Legislature would willingly vote

of #2,880, being one year's pay

the sum

officer

the

of her late husband,

of Trade, and continued as an | of the Honghong Government from { date of the establishment of the Colony Some months before his death, he

had prepared an application for pension when I told him I would deal with his case under clause 9 of the Hongkong Pension Minute and venture to ask Her Majesty's Government to give him a

retering allowance to the full amount of his salary.

as a

compassionate

allowance to Mr. Almada, if Your

Lordship will authorise me to propose

d

4.

vote to that effect.

enquiries

I have made careful

into the statement in Mrs

Almada's petition, and have satisfied

myself that she was

left

left in great

distress, with a family of ten Children..

Her eldest son was

working

as a

for sixteen months

supernumerary

clerk in

3.

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