CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 469

Major-General A. H. Gordon, the m Superintendent of Victoria Gool.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient,

Itumble Servant,

5.Bowen

Corctocure.

Hong Kong 18th June 1885

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027 JUL 86.

I have the honor to request that His Excellency the Gaunor may be pleased to forward to the Night Hourable the Sevetary of State for the colonies the following appeal, cohele

- humbly request be will be pleased to sub- mut for the favnable ensideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.

In the mouth of March last I rettered from the Army Pension of £300 a year.

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and accepted the appointment of Superintendent of the bistoria Gaol in Hong Kong

The circurristances under which I did so are fully explained in the correspondence copy of which I enelon, and which I will buifly recapitulate

On 20th January (exclosure. A ) I write through the heurial officer commanding at Jover to know whatter I could receive my pension in addition to a Colonical Salary.

On 30th January the Horse Guards wrote a reply (enclosure B) that I should first retire and then apply through the War Office for Treasury savetion.

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