The Greer Howell
26 m. Zelimary 1885
I have the hours to acknowledge neupt of copy Horse Guards letter No 59833
49 of 23d must informing me that His Meyal Highness the Field Marshall commanding in chief has been pleased to approve of my Retirement on retired pay of £300 per annum and that the requiente urification will be made in the Garette, on my achuroled ging neuft of this communication, which I huby do.
With uference to the last para, stating that I cannot draw any portion of thus retired pay white holding a colerical apporictment. I beg to acknowledge receipt of this communication also And I would only beg to add that in the cacut of my hereafter accepting a Colonial apporntiment, I venture to ascence that no objection will be made to
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respectfully making a representation on the subject, though the War Office. to the Treasury
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Junior United demies Club houden.
28th. February 1885
I desire most respectfully to submit the following Representature to the Secutary of State for War.
1 . I have applied for retirement from the Amy on a pensive of £300 a year under the compulsory Retirement clause no 992. C. of the Royal Warrant for pay and pension 1884. being
Maji 48 years of age.
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2 . I also notified to the Military Secretary that I had received from the Colmial Office au offer of the opportment of lupenitendent of the Puin at Hong Kong, with a salary of
salary of about and that I intended, after having
£620 a a year.
licen retired from the Army, to accept this ass- pointment, provided I was permitted to draw my -military pension in addition to the pay of etis office (para 990 Pay and Pension warrant) 3. In accepting my
retirement, and informing
me that it would appear in an early Garette the Military Secretary added in his letter to 59833
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de instant, addressed to the General office. Commanding
at Dower " He (myself) should.
The Under Secutary of State for tar
War office
Pall Mall.
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