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of the civil service of Ceylon, and to allow the memorialist to return to the post which he previously occupied of Auditor General in that Colony. The

Memorialist is authorised to state that

Mr. Swettenham is willing to agree to

the change.

10. That the memorialist is to understand that he is to be employed where he could do

work, that he would even accept the post of Assistant Colonial Secretary Ceylon, to which he was appointed in 1876, if it were not that he fears that (as pension is calculated on

the salary drawn at the date of retirement) he might by so doing prejudice his claims to the amount of pension which otherwise he would already have earned; and that he has some doubt whether he would now be able to work satisfactorily

all the year round, in an extreme red-hot port, in Colombo,

as he would have

to do as Assistant Colonial Secretary Ceylon. As Auditor General he will in the discharge of his duty obtain by alternation from

tours of inspection.

Your Lordship's humble memorialist begs that Your Lordship will be so good as to grant the prayer of his memorial, and sanction an exchange between himself and the Auditor General of Ceylon;

and as in duty

bound, he will ever pray,

Hongkong

In Council

August 12. 1893.

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504 of the civil service of Ceylon, and to allow the memorialist to return to the post which he previously occupied of Auditor General in that Colony. The Memorialist is authorised to state that Mr. Swettenham is willing to agree to the change. 10. That the memorialist is to understand that he is to be employed where he could do work, that he would even accept the post of Assistant Colonial Secretary Ceylon, to which he was appointed in 1876, if it were not that he fears that (as pension is calculated on the salary drawn at the date of retirement) he might by so doing prejudice his claims to the amount of pension which otherwise he would already have earned; and that he has some doubt whether he would now be able to work satisfactorily all the year round, in an extreme red-hot port, in Colombo, as he would have to do as Assistant Colonial Secretary Ceylon. As Auditor General he will in the discharge of his duty obtain by alternation from tours of inspection. Your Lordship's humble memorialist begs that Your Lordship will be so good as to grant the prayer of his memorial, and sanction an exchange between himself and the Auditor General of Ceylon; and as in duty bound, he will ever pray, Hongkong In Council August 12. 1893.
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504 of the civil service of Ceylon, and to allow the memorialist to reout to the post which he previously occupied of Auditor fraud in that (slony. The Memorialist is authorised to state that M. Swittenham is willing to agree to the change. 10. That the exemorialist is to ansioen to be employed where he could do work, that he would Even accept the pos of Assistant (stoval Lentary Repton, to which he was affrinted in 1876, of it wore not that he fears that (as pension is calculated on the salary drawn at the date of retirement) he hight by to doing prejudice his claime to the amount of pension which otherwise he would already have carmed; and that he has some doubt whether he would now be able to work satisfactorily > all the year round, in an extreme reden port, in Colombs, as he would havi to do as Assistant (Comial trautery Ceylon. As Auditor feneral he won' in the discharge of his duty obtain by alerton Rombo Not unfrogment change) from tours of inspection. б When fore Your Lordship's humble memorialist bege that Your Lordship will be to good us to grant the prragensf his memorial, and sanction an exchange between himself and the Unditor frant of Ceylon ; bound, chut and as in clu Your Lordship's humble memoriatic will you foray Hongkong Im Orien August 12. 1893.
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of the civil service of Ceylon, and to allow the memorialist to reout to the post which he previously occupied of Auditor fraud in that (slony. The

Memorialist is authorised to state that

M. Swittenham is willing to agree to

the change.

10. That the exemorialist is to ansioen to be employed where he could do

work, that he would Even accept the pos of Assistant (stoval Lentary Repton, to which he was affrinted in 1876, of it wore not that he fears that (as pension is calculated on

the salary drawn at the date of retirement) he hight by to doing prejudice his claime to the amount of pension which otherwise he would already have carmed; and that he has some doubt whether he would now be able to work satisfactorily

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all the year round, in an extreme reden port, in Colombs,

as he would havi

to do as Assistant (Comial trautery Ceylon. As Auditor feneral he won' in the discharge of his duty obtain by alerton Rombo Not unfrogment change) from

tours of inspection.

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When fore Your Lordship's humble memorialist bege that Your Lordship will be to good us to grant the prragensf his memorial, and sanction an exchange between himself and the Unditor frant of Ceylon ;

bound, chut

and as in clu

Your Lordship's humble memoriatic will you foray

Hongkong

Im Orien

August 12. 1893.

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