CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 590

I remain,

Your Obedient Servant,

M A Brown

Administrator of

DRAFT,

W. H. Bram. Eng

MINUTE.

Mr. Lucas

Mr. Xuca Mr. Fairfield. Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert-

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

B

Hangthong 377

584

26 Feb

26 Jan

for consideration

In

Sin

auther

27

to

your

Jeeb-92

letter

the 2nd the inst: I am

directed by Lord Knutsford

to state that

under a misapprehension

in supposing

that under the

the colonial service

the relatives of

deceased officers

are entitled to pensions

or gratuities, except where

such officers have been con-

tributors to Widows and

Orphans pension funds;

and in this latter case except widow

and

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