CO129-345 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1907 — Page 623

indicated by Mr. Johnston to be carried into effect.

I am

•

(

COPY.

C.O.

19675 1619

RECO 5 TH JUN 07

Newcastle

Co. Down

Ireland

21 May 1907.

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

#Buxton Founde

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that, as Postmaster

General Hong Kong, I draw an allowance of £100 per annum from

the Imperial Post Office. am now on leave from that Colony;

and under arrangements made by the Colonial Government, I am

to draw the full allowance up to and including the 22nd June

next.

I have drawn in full up to and including 31st March

last and would ask you to be good enough to remit the

allowance to me or inform me what is the proper course to

Reference can be made to the Colonial Office if

draw it.

necessary.

I also enclose a form for abatement of income

tax and would ask you to forward it to the proper Department.

I have not forwarded it through the local Surveyor of Taxes, as

I was not in the United Kingdom during any part of the period

for which abatement is claimed, having landed on 21st May.

With reference to the allowance of £100, after 22na June, half

will be drawn as heretofore in Hong Kong by Mr. S. B. C. Ross

and the other half by myself here.

Your obeaient Servant

(sa.) L. A. M. Johnston.