CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897 — Page 249

245

(

Seebsangor, Assam

vide a copy of Accountant General,

T Bengal, letter No. 14426 of 10th March 1873, in which my

14426

pay and allowances were stated to be Rupees 350 per mensem

and there I served till I was transferred to the Colonial

Surgeoncy of Hong Kong, and left Calcutta about the 16th.

October 1873, to join that appointment.

It would therefore appear, that I am entitled to count

as service for pension from the Indian Government, from the

26th. April 1869, to the 16th. October 1873, or a period

of four years, five months, and twenty days. This is

supported by a Demi-Official letter from Mr. Alexander

Mackenzie, (Secretary to the Government of Bengal) dated

18th. January 1873 (copy annexed) in which he clearly

states, that my service at Kooshtea, both acting and

permanent, will count for pension, and also the period of

my service in Seebsangor, where, after my arrival,

also put in charge of the Gaol, which carried extra

remuneration. I forget how much.

I was

I also enclose copies of correspondence regarding my

Indian Pension, including a Despatch from the Secretary

of State for India, to His Excellency The Most Honourable

2

-

}