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for a grant to him of a pension having regard to the circumstances under which

ner was compelled to quit the serve of the Hong Kong Government but such petition was on

was on the 26th March 1898 refused On the 10th day of March 1898 after.

you Petitioner has so petitioned the Officer Administering the Government as aforesa and before such petition had been refused, Petitioner was sent for by the Captain Superintendent of Police to come to bent Police Station al song Mong where aftit interval of two hours the Chief Inspector com in with

a Chinaman and pointing out you Petitioner to the Chinaman asked him & he could identify your Petitioner as one of - number of Constables who had received, of had been alleged to have received bribes your Petitioner was subsequently told that he would be required to attend again at the Central Police station when ordered too

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Your Petitioner on the 12th day of March 1898

was again ordered to attend at the len Police Station and while there was place with five other Constables and identified he

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the same Chivaman who had as on last paragraph here of stated seen him twe days previously as being a Constable who he received bribes from him the said Chiname

On two occasions in the month of September 1897 prior to the terminations your Petitioners said last term of five you service he was with a number of other Polies constables placed in the yard at the Centre Police Station aforesaid in order that the

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said Chinaman might identify such of the said Police Constables as he alleged had been guilty of the offence of receiving bribes from him the said Chinaman and although several of

the said Constables were so identified by the said Chinaman your Petitioner was on neither occasion picked out by the said

Chinaman.

Your Petitioner is entirely unacquainted with the said Chinaman and has not upon any occasion received bribes from hem or

other person but no opportunity Whatcars has been given your Petitioner of proving his innocence of the offence of receiving bribes with which offence he has reever then formerly chargertioner therefore

been

bly prays that you

as to

may be pleased to direct that such pension. you shall seem

granted to your. Petitioner.

And your

fit may

Petitioner will ever

pray &c.

Alated the 27th day of April 1898.

(at) Samund Singh (instindestan)

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