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On both Gerrard signing an agreement to refund the cost if the Tormor fit to call upon him hur Fiddos. hote rett Sof Thanks ما مهم Aut7/20

A curious question arises. The to the have certificate (page 3) sąs 13300/08 says Itz is entitled atora for his family, not exceeding four in number: I has no meant й to passages wife & four. doubt that the four hat the ur ferrar clude the wife to include phrase is antiguars a has clearly road it the Atter way he asks for passages for four childre We had hitter ask Sort to recon the the antiguity A (as 3 childr An ومنا the a

To The Colonial Office Gentlemen,

Mongkong Police, at present residing at 3 Lecham Gardens Mews, South Kensington, London.

REC. C.O. 35449 29 SEP 08

I, Sergeant of the Hong Kong Police, at present on nine months' leave from 21 March to 20th Dec. inclusive, am due to arrive back in Hong Kong on the last date mentioned, & have been certified medically fit to resume my appointment.

I have already furnished the Crown Agents with the respective names & ages of my family, four in number. The eldest child is an adopted child - the daughter of a deceased relative, the Crown Agents state they cannot allow her a free passage with reference being made to the first letter of the Colonial Office.

I therefore make application that a free passage for my adopted child be provided for her, as she is a member of my family and has taken my name.

If, however, a free passage for her is refused, I further make application that a passage be provided for her, the cost of same to be defrayed by Govt. The cost of same to be not more than £... [? 3 children, or 4 if wife included? - Put it as in Col. Office].

Before doing so, however, I trust that the legality of my application for a free passage be carefully considered. Having regard to the 3 children, there is no doubt that the rule can be stretched to cover the adopted girl.

I further ask for an extension of 11 days' leave for two reasons: to enable my eldest child to finish a class examination, & to enable me to secure a through passage on the S.S Nyanza. This latter saves a deal of trouble in having to change steamers at Colombo.

27.9.09.

I have the honour to be, Your most obedient servant,

J.G. Gerrard

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On both Gerrard signing an agreement to refund the cost if the Tormor fit to call upon him hur Fiddos. hote rett Sof Thanks ما مهم Aut7/20 A curious question arises. The to the have certificate (page 3) sąs 13300/08 says Itz is entitled atora for his family, not exceeding four in number: I has no meant й to passages wife & four. doubt that the four hat the ur ferrar clude the wife to include phrase is antiguars a has clearly road it the Atter way he asks for passages for four childre We had hitter ask Sort to recon the the antiguity A (as 3 childr An ومنا the a To The Colonial Office Gentlemen, Mongkong Police, at present residing at 3 Lecham Gardens Mews, South Kensington, London. REC. C.O. 35449 29 SEP 08 I, Sergeant of the Hong Kong Police, at present on nine months' leave from 21 March to 20th Dec. inclusive, am due to arrive back in Hong Kong on the last date mentioned, & have been certified medically fit to resume my appointment. I have already furnished the Crown Agents with the respective names & ages of my family, four in number. The eldest child is an adopted child - the daughter of a deceased relative, the Crown Agents state they cannot allow her a free passage with reference being made to the first letter of the Colonial Office. I therefore make application that a free passage for my adopted child be provided for her, as she is a member of my family and has taken my name. If, however, a free passage for her is refused, I further make application that a passage be provided for her, the cost of same to be defrayed by Govt. The cost of same to be not more than £... [? 3 children, or 4 if wife included? - Put it as in Col. Office]. Before doing so, however, I trust that the legality of my application for a free passage be carefully considered. Having regard to the 3 children, there is no doubt that the rule can be stretched to cover the adopted girl. I further ask for an extension of 11 days' leave for two reasons: to enable my eldest child to finish a class examination, & to enable me to secure a through passage on the S.S Nyanza. This latter saves a deal of trouble in having to change steamers at Colombo. 27.9.09. I have the honour to be, Your most obedient servant, J.G. Gerrard Page 300 Page 301
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take the passage

on both Gerrard

signing an agreement to refund

the cost if the Tormor

fit

to call upon him

hur Fiddos.

hote

rett Sof

Thanks

ما مهم

Aut7/20

A curious question arises. The

to the have certificate (page 3)

sąs

13300/08 says

Itz is entitled

atora for his

family, not ex

ceeding

I has no meant

й

to passages

wife

&

four in number":

д

doubt that

the four

hat the

ur ferrar

clude the wife

to include

phrase is antiguars a

has clearly road it the Atter way he asks for passages for four

childre

We had hitter ask

Sort to recon the

the

antiguity

A

(as 3 childr

An

ومنا

the a

To The Colonial Office

Gentlemen

Mongkong Police, at present

p

Jam

3 Lecham Gardens Mews wird die South Kensington

REC

2

C.O.

35449

29 SEP 08)

hondon

297

Bergeant of

the

at present on nine months leaver _ fromi

21 March to 20th Dec. mclusive

I am due to arrive back in

Hong Kong

on the last dati

mentioned, & have been certified medically

appointment.

and antilles me

agreement

fil - to resume

to a free passage for myself

have already furnished

& ages of my

life four of a family. rown Agents with the respective four children.

The eldest child is an

Hard

13yrs age

A

the

adopted child = the daughter of

allee deceased relative, the Crown Agenti stall they cannote the ball pant her a free pannage with reference being made t first af the Colonial office.

I

A

be

therefore make application that a member of my family

provided for her, as she is a

has taken my name.

läken

on

If, however, al free possage for her is refured, I further to make application that _ a posengen be provided for If saying definitely not more the be

Wiser by Govt. The cost of same to be defrayed by

so, however, I trust that_ Before doing than 3 children [? 4, if nowife? - Put it as in Col

aching Hongkong.

legality of my application for a free passage be carefully

Having regard

children, there

to the 3 Ral

no those

تھا

stretch the rule to cover the adopted

Girl.

? Repet that it can't or paid for but cat will for advanced Tall C.a. to advance.

in Filling for: ask him is

remos antiguity, repassed

Exha

f

to

ban 845h.

Siriu

atome Mr.

sidered.

further ask for

an extension of 11 days leave for two reason No enable my

eldest child to finish a class examination, &

the S.S Nyanza mable me to secure a through possage

trouble in

hing

on the 215 No... This latter saves a deal

having to change steamere at Colombo.

27.9.09.

2

Colombo I have the honour to be

Your most shed: sol-

J.G.Gerrard

**

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