CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919 — Page 181

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P

Bills 18/17.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIEB

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS, "GROWN, LONDON.' TELEPHONE. 7780 VICTORIA

26.12.19.

sir,

CRUMPLACENTS FOR":

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24

Rece

Jain

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER

LONDON, S.W. 1.

31st December 1919.

I have the honour to enclose a copy of a letter

which we have received from Mrs Annie Speed, respecting

the death of her husband, r.J.L. Speed, a warder in the

Pensions Department of Hong Kong, and to enquire what

action should be taken in the matter. Until the end

of November Mrs.Speed drew through this office an

allotment of £7:10:-Od a month from her husband's salary

but a telegram from the Colonial Government dated the

9th December instructed us to discontinue payment of

the allotment.

payment was stated.

No reason for the discontinuance of

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your obedient servant,

Wt Paton

For Crown Agents.

The Under Secretary of State.

COLONIAL OFFICE.