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Newlands, Queen's Drive, Windermare

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27 July 1920.

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one fortement with the

observe that a Bill is Miset of incrassing Pensions of Civil servanti retired before

and recently I wrote 6 its promoter Sis

the We

. Worthington Evans exquiring whether the scheme included Civil servantes retired from Crowx Colonies.

the replies that it does not, & that the question is one

for the Colonial Office, and the Colonial Government concerned.

I

myself have been for many years retired from the office of Colonial Chaplain of Hongkong, adequate,

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pension which before the war wer

but which is utterly invefficient at this theme, and

mach alerned about the future

A

an close

74 years of age supplement the pension

forbids

and have

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no datics telfing and my state of health

my pecking any May

I respectfully inquire whether

any thing

is likely to be Love for Colonial Rivil Servants

corresponding to the effort made for others?

Dam, fir,

your obedient forvent W: Jennings.

under secretary of State

for the Colonies.