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overnment Official (with the exception

of Mr Quin, whose service was so short that his pension

Lewia

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jca

to be provided

by an Ordinance,

and of Mr Oto retired

Statiu

Jarmen and Dr Wany

under particular circumstances; ) the

possessed an official residence,

has lived

to obtain a

pension.

The subordinate Police Officers come

under a

specific Ordinance.

The

question is therefore, so far as I

am

I trust

2.

Nu aXL.

that I not trespassing

Too Much

on the courtesy of the Governat if I ask that it be dealt with on its merits with reference to Dead 7 of the Pension Rules and Regulations, which refers to "each

Emolument, exclusive of salary

or pages.

"

and not on

the

absence

Av.

It had

ry whatever

ad with

his

Frankent

absence of precedents.

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3. There is another point that I

mentioned

in my petition passed at

Hong Kong, which does not appear

to have been further alluded to,

that I was severely

on duty

Ai en

an

encounter

wounded

with

armed gang of burglars, and

the injury,

which resulted in the

stiffening of the thumb of the

right hand,

is permanent,

constantly causes discomfort -

Enclose copy of a letter from the

Acting

Colonial Secretary, and

would with deepest respect apply

for consideration on

that account.

4. I may perhaps be permitted to

bring

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bring before the notice of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State

the fact that I was from the

19th October 1866 -

during

the