CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 434

May, 1875, and

те

on

the 4"

was

accepted by

4 June, 1895.

I

heard nothing further about the

mätter till the 30′ September, 1895,

when I was told verbally that

my pension has been granted

but

was

the nature

pension.

not informed.

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ds

to

Condition of my

As I had to leave the

Colony, I wrote to the Government

asking for my pension paper,

was

was

made to

me.

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Thus it

the first internation that I

received from the Government that

my pension nature only.

to retire

was

of a temporary

When therefore I consented

on

pension I

wad

not

aware that I

ANDA

liable to be

recalled to the Government service.

I accordingly engaged

and

duu

stell

So

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business

Engaged. I

wdd

unwilling to re-join the

which

sent to

res

the

01

16th October, 1895, just 16 days

after the date of my being pensionad

off, and four months

and

nineteen days after the offer

was

Government service

and

unwilling to

remam

it

because it interfers with

my

private business.

In these circumstances