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The remit to.
Sir G.W. Des Voeux to the Colonial Office.
Travellers .8810
REG 24 spigo
SET
23rd September 1890.
780
Sir,
Having just received from Mr Keswick, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the enclosed letter, together with a copy of a petition to the Officer Administering the Government, strongly advocating the grant of a compassionate allowance to the family of the late Mr Lister, Treasurer and Postmaster of the Colony,
I lose no time in addressing you on the subject, with the view of saying, for the information of the Secretary of State, that I never knew a case in which the grant of a compassionate allowance was more appropriate.
I regarded the late Mr Lister as a most valuable officer; and though his extreme earnestness of purpose sometimes led him into indiscretions of language and action, I cannot think that there is any room for doubt that the Colony on the whole gained largely by the services which he for so many years rendered to it.
It is true that his salary was not a small one; but, as I happen to know, he obtained from it only a very poor living for himself, as he had dependent on him a large number of persons, including not only his children, but several other relatives who are now left almost penniless.
Corry
Orig.
Theremitto.
Sir G.W.Des Voeux to the Colonial Office.
Travellers
.8810
REG 24 spigo
SET
23rd September 1890.
780
sir,
Having just regeived from Mr Keswick, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the enclosed letter, together with copy of a petition to the Officer Administering the Government, strongly advocating the grant of a compassionate allowance to the family of the
late Mr Lister, Treasurer and Postmester of the Colony,
I lose no time in addressing you on the subject, with
the view of saying, for the information of the Secretary
of State, that I never knew a case in which the grant of
a compassionate allowance was more appropriate.
1 regarded the late Mr Lister as a most valua-
ble officer; and though his extreme earnestness of pur-
pose sometimes led him into indiscretions of language
and action, I cannot think that there is any room for
doubt that the Colony on the whole gained largely by the
services which he for so many years rendered to it.
It is true that his salary was not a smell one;
but, as I happen to know, he obtained from it only e
very poor living for himself, as he had dependent on him
a large number of persons, including not only his child-
ren, but several other relatives who are now left almost
permiless.
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