CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 310

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Officers, Sergeant William King and Police Constable Joseph London.

I am willing to sanction2. While sanctioning the grant to each of their widows of the gratuity proposed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, namely a sum equal to three months' full pay of their deceased husbands respectively; but I have to draw your attention to the rule laid down in my despatch No.100 of the 13th of August, 1879 that applications for such allowances should be, except in most exceptional circumstances, refused.

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Officers, Sergeant William King and Police Constable Joseph London. I am willing to sanction2. While sanctioning the grant to each of their widows of the gratuity proposed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, namely a sum equal to three months' full pay of their deceased husbands respectively; but I have to draw your attention to the rule laid down in my despatch No.100 of the 13th of August, 1879 that applications for such allowances should be, except in most exceptional circumstances, refused.

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Officers, Sergeant William King and Police Constable Joseph London. I am willing to Sanction 2. While sanctiming the grant to each of there widows of the gratenty proposed by Man the Captain Superintendent of Police, namely a sum Equal to three months full pay J their deceased 309 husbands respectively; but I have to draw four attention to the rule Predicessors laid down in my the despatch No. 100 of the 13th of August, 1879 that applications for such allowances should be, except in most exceptimal circumstances refused.

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Officers, Sergeant William

King

and Police Constable

Joseph London.

I am willing to Sanction 2. While sanctiming

the grant to each of

there widows of

the

gratenty proposed by

Man the Captain

Superintendent of Police,

namely

a sum Equal to

three months full pay

their deceased

309

husbands respectively;

but I have to draw

four attention to the rule

Predicessors laid down in my

the

despatch

No. 100 of the 13th of August,

1879

that applications

for such allowances

should be, except in most

exceptimal circumstances

refused.

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