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Indian Concil, are allward to draw lugh eine salaries in addition to Military pay or pension. I am informed that bis Genge W. Relluer with many others, drawo both Pension and salary fur the Govern ment at home.
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Suber duvate officies, of my standing have also been allowed to receive both home and Colonial Salangs in addition to their retured pay. I may mentione St. Colonial Garsia (formerly 54 "Negr) Accistant Gruner of Wormwood, Scrubs Purin - the late Colmel Seebbenas 98th Regiment cluf of Police at Malta Majn Suruberne late 80th Regiment recently employed in the Straits Seulement Police, and otties
see no difference between their cases and
mine.
here to have
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8 . In consequence of the unhealthy elevate and want of educatiorial facilities at Hong Kong I have been oblised, in conning
my family at home. If my pension is withheld I am practically seung here for only £320 a year. The extra cost of the derible establishment I have to keep up greatly exceeds this amount. I air therefore now sewing in Hong Kong at a pecummary loss; and, if my Pension is
refused me, I have no other allemative
than at once to resign my appointment, here, and request the Colonial office to send an offien to reliève me as soon as possible
9 . I am reluctant to live up the service of fremment, and, in the event of the Lords of the Treasury deciding against me I would humbly request the Might Honnable the Secutary of State ( if it is not agamet against rule ) to submit my case to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen in Conncil. I understand that, as a Military Officer thuigh retered. I have a right to appeal to Her Majesty, thougle 9.
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quauited with the proper forms of doing to. and I entertani a
strong
and firin Concretion, that neither He Gracious
Maresty, nor the House of Commons who vote the supplies and ebeck the expenditure, umed can desire, by such
a suspension of Pensure, to dune an old office, auxures and puned to serve freem ment, to leave such service and seell employment and profit in lade or under a punate firm; a hand of
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