CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 421

sir,

C.O.

37673

2 OCT 141

411

Public Works Department

Hong Kong

13th July, 1914.

I have the honour to address you with regard to the payment of passages to England for by wife and myself and to respectfully- request that you will forward this application to His Excellency the Governor for his kind oorsiderationt-

(1) When I was notified by Government that I would be invalided

from the service, I was mder the impression that I would be entitled to two single free passages to England, but was surprised when the Executive Engineer of my Department informed me that I would have to pay for these passaged

myself.

(2) According to the Conditions of the Free Passage Scheme, an

officer who has completed 3 years service in the Colony is entitled to 2% return fares to the United Kingdom and as I have completed more than half this term since I returned from my last leave, I felt confident that the Government would grant me two single free passages,

(3) In support of my application, I would respectfully point

out that, (A) having completed more than half the prescribed term of 5 years, I should be entitled to at least half the bonafits I would derive had I completed the full term; and (B) that I am forced to retire on pension through fill health and through no fault of my own.

I therefore have the honour to apply that two single free passages to the United Kingdom be granted me, failing which, that I be allowed to serve the full term of 5 years, as at the present time, I have not the means to pay my ow

fares.

I have the honour to be,

The Honourable,

Director of Public W

orks.

Your bedient servant,

Auhias