To
401
Enclosure in despatch No 272
of 14th December, 1897, from Governor Sir William Robinson,
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
for
10
Blewetle as follows:
The humble Petition of William Butler of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong
Your Petitioner in his twenty-first year entered with the services of the Metropolitan Police Force on the 25th October 1869
and resigned his situation in the Metropolitan Police Force on the 12th December 1872 in order to enter the Hong Kong Police:
that during the time he was in the Metropolitan Police Force he received
a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis certifying that his conduct was good. A copy of this Certificate
is contained in the Schedule hereunder written.
By an Agreement dated the 12th day of December 1872 and made between your Petitioner of the one part and William Charles Earle on behalf of Her Majesty of the other part for the consideration thereinafter
mentioned your Petitioners agreed to proceed to Hongkong as Constables in the Police Force of the Government of that Colony and to faithfully and honestly fulfill
the duties required of him by the Government of Hong Kong for the term of five years from the date of arrival in the Colony. It was
further agreed that Your Petitioner should be paid
the salary. and that the Government of Hong Kong would,
if the conduct of Your Petitioner should in the opinion of the said Government have been satisfactory grant him at the expiration of ten years a pension at the rate of 4/77 of his
annual salary in respect of such years. In pursuance of the said
Agreement Your Petitioner arrived in the Colony.
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To
401
Enclosure in despatch No 272
of 14th December, 1897, from Governor Sir William Robinson, yemy
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.
Heer Majesty' Principial Secretary of State for the Colonies
for
10
Blewetle as follows:
The humble Setition of Williams Buter of Victories in the Colony of Hongkong
Your Petitioner in his twenty first year entered wits the services of the ellatropolitan Police Forces on the 25th October 1869
the 25th October 1869 and resigned his situation in the 12th December 1872 in ender to outer the HongKong Police:
his situation in the Metropic resigning.
that service on
Force.
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colitan Police Force he received
a lecrtificate siqued by the Commissioner of Police of the Motropolis certifying that his conduct was good. A copy of this Certifionta
A copy of this Certifiente is contained in the
Schedule beercoviders written.
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the duties.
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ByaweAgreement dated the 12th day of Drember 1872 and unde between your Petitioner of the our part and William Charles Earqonunt for belirlf of Her ollajoely of the other furt for the consideration thereinafter
your Petitioners agreed to froccode to Hongkong as klonetables in the Police Force of the Government of that Colony and to faithfully and honnelly fulfill
required of him by
behalf of the prices slovernment of Honghong for the terms of five years from the doctes of arrival in the Colony. It was
thereby Petitioner should be paid
the salary. further agreed that
theness arieselio меся Your Ind that the crises Government of Hougthang would.
would, if the conduct of "Your
Petitioner should in the offisions of the said I meriment have been satisfactory grant him at the expirations of tens yours i pecusion at the rate of tho or 4 of his
77 of his aununl oh annual salury in respect of ouch of of such.
fears. In pursuance of the vid
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