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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

OROWN AGENTS FOR THE OOLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS,"OROWN, LONDON." TELEPHONE 7780 VICTORIA.

sir,

C.O.

14334 RECE

REG: 22 MAR 18

4. MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W. 1.

21st. March 1918.

c.a.

With reference to your letter No. 38733/1917 of the 13th August last transmitting a copy of a telegraphic corres- pondence that had taken place between your Department and the Governor of Hong Kong regarding the issue of separation ellowances

obtaining to the families of married police officers

commissione, I have the honour to enquire whether 15 19 intended that the separation allowance to be issued in such cases is to be the amount that was previously contributed by the Government, i.e. exclusive of the man's allotment.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servant,

Shashier

for Crown Agents.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

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