CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 43

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Hon.Colonial Secretary.

Sir,

In reply to your letter No.1147/03/

C.S.0., I most humbly beg to explain for the inform-

ation of His Excellency the Governor, that the

reasons of my admission into Hospital on the two

occasions mentioned in the attached were:

(1) That I resigned from the Prison service

here, thereby forfeiting my home and foreign service

altogether six years. The reason I then gave for my

so doing was owing to the excessive night duty I

had to perform. I did not mention the fact then,but

it was more on account of my being superceded by a

junior officer.

On rejoining the Government Service, I

made an application for my previous service to be

allowed to count toward pension, but this was not

granted, this together with the irrational act

which I consider I had taken by severing my connec-

tion with the Prison service caused me a great deal

of anxiety of mind &c.

(2) I further beg to state that my 2nd admis-

sion into Hospital, was owing to family troubles at

home, all about which can be seen in the attached

letters.

The above are the only reasons I can give

for my admission into Hospital on both occasions.

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