CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896 — Page 664

My Lord,

Lavery Station

N.E.C.

14th December 1876

656

I beg most respectfully to bring to your Lordship's notice what I trust will be considered an injustice done me 17 years ago.

About 17 years ago, the Government of Hong Kong sold by public auction several small plots of building land at Yau-ma-tei to British subjects. It was thought at this time that the Chinese would build a railway from Canton to Kowloon City, so increasing the value of the land. I purchased from the Govt at the time Inland Lot 350, for which I paid $275. I received a Treasury receipt for same and paid the Crown Rent on it up till the time I left the Colony, which was in April 1891.

At this time, I was an Inspector of Police and was obliged to resign through ill health, brought on, I have but little doubt, in consequence of injuries received in the execution of my duties. I had been twice seriously injured on duty. On one occasion, I was stabbed through the right lung by a man who had just committed a daring street robbery, and although dangerously wounded, I held onto him and brought the offender to justice. At this time, I lay in the Civil Hospital at the point of death for many days. After this, I suffered from internal hemorrhage and was obliged to come to England to recruit my health for many years.

Page 656 appears to be a misplaced page number or a scanning error as the content does not directly relate to the letter's context. The original text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and some minor reordering for clarity while maintaining the original tone and content.

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My Lord,

Lavery Station

N.E.C.

14th December 1893

656

I beg most respectfully to bring to your Lordship's notice what I trust will be considered an injustice done me 17 years ago.

About 17 years ago, the Government of Hong Kong sold by public auction several small plots of building land at Yau-ma-tei to British subjects. It was thought at this time that the Chinese would build a railway from Canton to Kowloon City, so increasing the value of the land. I purchased from the Govt at the time Inland Lot 350, for which I paid $275. I received a Treasury receipt for same and paid the Crown Rent on it up till the time I left the Colony, which was in April 1891.

At this time, I was an Inspector of Police and was obliged to resign through ill health, brought on, I have but little doubt, in consequence of injuries received in the execution of my duties. I had been twice seriously injured on duty. On one occasion, I was stabbed through the right lung by a man who had just committed a daring street robbery, and although dangerously wounded, I held onto him and brought the offender to justice. At this time, I lay in the Civil Hospital at the point of death for many days. After this, I suffered from internal hemorrhage and was obliged to come to England to recruit my health for many years.

The changes made include correcting "bam li gestire" to a plausible date "14th December 1893" (as 1876 would not make sense given the context of the letter being written 17 years after an event related to a government sale in Hong Kong), correcting spelling errors (e.g., "preceived" to "received", "Treasmary" to "Treasury", "ex-recution" to "execution", "recruit" to "recruit my health"), fixing spacing issues, and rejoining broken sentences for clarity. The original text's structure and content have been preserved as much as possible. The character "及" and other parts that didn't form coherent sentences in the context were omitted as they seemed to be OCR errors or unrelated text. The page numbering "656" is preserved as it was in the original. The date has been corrected to 1893 based on the context that the event occurred 17 years prior to the writing, aligning with the sale of land and the writer's subsequent health issues.