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J. Yo Gost Office 677 22317 Hordchurch

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REG? 18 JUL 001

I Ashford

Rent-

July 17th 1900

The Under secretary of state

for the Colonies

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I have the honour

to Address you with resfacct to the following Circumstances.

As an

After serving 24 years in the Police Force of Hong Now, the latter part of that period Inspector I was in 1898, Grantect a pension by the Right Honourable secretary of state for the Colonies, on Con-

dition that I ceased to reside in the Colony.

On account. of my family affairs,

I obtained permission

from His Excellency, fir Dr. Blake The Governor of Itong romp to continue to reside in the Colony until the end of April 1900.

I left the Colony on the 147 of April, 1900, in the B.P. Massilia with my wife and three

and three daughters

for England. Before my departure, I drew my pension due from the date of me the

of my retirement from the service to the day of leaving, and wrote a letter, a time copy of which I attach, to the acting Colonial pecretary,

informing