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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

GROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS,"OROWN, LONDON." TELEPHONE 7750 VICTORIA (8 NELJ

Hong Kong

9651

RECT 7245

WHITEHALL CARDENS,

LONDON, S. W.

26th February

1915

Sir,

I have the honour to transmit herewith

in original for return the pension paper of Mr.

A.Collett which we have received from the

Government of Hong Kong. In the covering letter

which accompanied it, no indication is given

of the date from which the pension takes effect.

and I have accordingly to request the instructions

of the Secretary of State on this point. It will

be noticed that in the attached paper the date

given as that of his discharge is the date from

which his leave commenced.

Under Secretary of State,

&o

Colonial Office

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Becchies

for Crown Agents

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