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Pensions 584

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEINO QUOTED.

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TELECRANS "CROWN, LONDON."

TELEPHONE 1882 VICTORIA.

Your

Hong Kon

C.O

37622

RECE

Reg1 31 0013

WHITEHALL CARDENS,

402

LONDON, S. W.

30th October, 1913.

23. 10. 13.

sir,

With reference to your letter of the

Ea

6th September No.30907/13 with regard to the question

whether death duties are payable in respect of the

pension granted to the widow of Mr. A.T.Walker from

the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of Hong Kong, I have

the honour to inform you that we duly replied to

Mr. Newman in the sense indicated in your letter.

however, apparently

2. The question is now,

being considered by the Inland Revenue Department,

end I enclose a copy of a letter which we have received from the Estate Duty Office on the subject,

together with a draft of the reply we propose to make, subject to the approval of the Secretary of

State.

The Under Secretary of State,

&C.

&c. 20.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Obechus

For Brown Agents.

Colonial office.

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