CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 143

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Pensions 712

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

GROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMO,"GROWN, LONDON."

LEPHONE 7760 VICTORIA (8 LINEA.)

Hon Log

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RECE REG 24 APR 15

WHITEHALL CARDENS,

LONDON, S.W.

23rd April 1915.

Sir,

With reference to your letter of the th October last No. 31770/14 relative to the pension

of Ir. D. Foley, li te Lance Sergeant of Police in

Hong Kong, I have the honour to report that informRE. —

tion has revched us of the death of 'r. Foley on

the 20th February.

This

2. Since r. Foley's death we received a

letter from. the Government of Hong Kong asking us

to recover from him the sum of 50 advanced to

him prior to his departure from the Colony.

sum, which at the current rate of exchange mounta

to bout £4.10.7. sterling, exceeds the unpaid

pension in our hands due to the estate (£1.17.5.) and

I have to enquire whether the Secretary of State

desires us to attempt to recover the difference from

the executor of Hr. Foley's will,

The Under Secretary of State,

&c

&c &c

Colonial Office.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient Servant,

J42cchus

for Crown Agents.

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