CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8] — Page 181

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they have appeared.

so much

myself

to

40

to

me for from bey reconcilable.

5.

question I enclose herewith.

From this document

179

will

you

perceive

that nothing

was

mentioned

dd

to

my

pension

and

being

temporary

that I concluded to surrender

your mercy, praying for your

Condescension to consider

-

decide that I

may

my

Case I

be permitted to retire

pension. Before entering into details,

I respectfully beg to ask your indulg and pardon for encroaching on your

time.

3.

in

4.

1

f

ence

valuable

joined the Hongkong Civil service

april, 1873.

In 1895,

on

the recommendation

the then Police Magistrate, my post

Second Clerk in the Magistracy

abolished and I

Arts

whether I would retire

request I assented.

wd s

asked by the Government

on

pension, to which

a copy of

the document

in d

brought up in

one

Not having been

Commercial line of life,

I would have appealed from being pensioned

off

had it been made clear to

me

that I was

at the

liable to be recalled at

the pleasure of the Government. As I was

not supplied with

my pension papers after

I had left the service,

aware

of

recur

I did not become

the suggestion that "an

of re-employing

of the Officials whose posts

are

abolished".

After the exposure of the gambling

scandal in

1897, I was

recalled to the

service at a time when I was properly installed.

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they have appeared. so much myself to 40 to me for from bey reconcilable. 5. question I enclose herewith. From this document 179 will you perceive that nothing was mentioned dd to my pension and being temporary that I concluded to surrender your mercy, praying for your Condescension to consider - decide that I may my Case I be permitted to retire pension. Before entering into details, I respectfully beg to ask your indulg and pardon for encroaching on your time. 3. in 4. 1 f ence valuable joined the Hongkong Civil service april, 1873. In 1895, on the recommendation the then Police Magistrate, my post Second Clerk in the Magistracy abolished and I Arts whether I would retire request I assented. wd s asked by the Government on pension, to which a copy of the document in d brought up in one Not having been Commercial line of life, I would have appealed from being pensioned off had it been made clear to me that I was at the liable to be recalled at the pleasure of the Government. As I was not supplied with my pension papers after I had left the service, aware of recur I did not become the suggestion that "an of re-employing of the Officials whose posts are abolished". After the exposure of the gambling scandal in 1897, I was recalled to the service at a time when I was properly installed.
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they have appeared. so much myself to 40 to me for from beny reconcilable. 5. question I enclose herewith. From this document 179 will you perceive that nothing was mentioned dd to my pension and being temporary that I concluded to surrender your mercy, praying for your Condescension to consider - decide that I M may my Case I be permitted to retire pension. Before entering into details, I respectfully beg to ask your indulg and pardon for encroaching on your time. 3. in 4. 1 f ence valuable joined the Hongkong Civil service april, 1873. In 1895, on the recommendation the then Police Magistrate, my post Second Clerk in the Magistracy abolished and I Arts whether I would retire request I assented. wd s asked by the Government on pension, to which a copy of the document in d brought up in one Not having been Commercial line of life, I would have appealed from being pensioned off had it been made clear to time that I was at the Me liable to be recalled at the pleasure of the Government. As I was not supplied with my pension papers after I had left the service, aware "may" of recur I did. not become the suggestion that "an of re-employing "of the Officials whose posts opportainly some at least" are abolished". After the exposure of the gambling b. scandal in 1897, I was recalled to the service at a time when I was properly installed. in
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they have appeared.

so much

myself

to

40

to

me for from beny reconcilable.

5.

question I enclose herewith.

From this document

179

will

you

perceive

that nothing

was

mentioned

dd

to

my

pension

and

being

temporary

that I concluded to surrender

your mercy, praying for your

Condescension to consider

-

decide that I

M

may

my

Case I

be permitted to retire

pension. Before entering into details,

I respectfully beg to ask your indulg and pardon for encroaching on your

time.

3.

in

4.

1

f

ence

valuable

joined the Hongkong Civil service

april, 1873.

In 1895,

on

the recommendation

the then Police Magistrate, my post

Second Clerk in the Magistracy

abolished and I

Arts

whether I would retire

request I assented.

wd s

asked by the Government

on

pension, to which

a copy of

the document

in d

brought up in

one

Not having been

Commercial line of life,

I would have appealed from being pensioned

off

had it been made clear to

time that I was

at the

Me

liable to be recalled at

the pleasure of the Government. As I was

not supplied with

my pension papers after

I had left the service,

aware

"may"

of

recur

I did. not become

the suggestion that "an

of re-employing

"of the Officials whose posts

opportainly

some at least"

are

abolished".

After the exposure of the gambling

b.

scandal in

1897, I was

recalled to the

service at a time when I was properly installed.

in

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