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: thing has been done to receive the destitute, who stand much in need of pecuniary assistance (not as a charity but as of rightful claim) by the respective Colonial governments to which they were formerly attached.
Personally, a barrister-at-law, having served the Hong Kong Government for 30 years - 20 years of which I was Deputy Registrar of the Hong Kong Supreme Court - retired in January 1915, on a pension of £423-10-0 per annum. This sum, prior to the War, would have been sufficient to have kept my wife and me in respectability, if not comfort. Its purchasing value is now somewhat under £200, while Income Tax alone is about £35.
In addition, I have the unusual misfortune of an invalid wife who for the past 6 years has never been free from doctors, invalid instrument makers, chemists, or nurses. Patient in Torbay in July and August last, one was in Hospital, Torquay, for my wife, at a cost to me of 31 guineas. Since then I have taken her up to London to consult a Specialist with reference to her case, with the result that next month, she enters Guy's Hospital as a private patient at 5 guineas per week in order to have her leg amputated.
All this costs money - unexpected expenditure although I cannot expect, nor do I desire, the Hong Kong Govt to place my pension of £423-10-0 to the same purchasing power at present, as it had before the War, yet I do affirm and expect...
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the retired Colonial Dervento, who stand much in
need of pecuniary assistance (not as a
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rightquets claim) by the respection Colonial govemments to which
they were formerly attached.
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20 years of which I was Deputy Rigestiar
of the Honghong Supreme Couest - retired in Jannem 1915, on a
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pension of £423-10-0 per annum. This sean, prior to the War, would han bên sufficient to han kept met my wife, respectability, if not comfort. It's purchasing volue is now some- what under £200-white
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Incence Tax alone is about £35.
In addition I han the unusual misfortune of an insatia wife who for the past 6 years has never been free from doctors,
invalid instrument makers.
Chemists or
parvates patient in Torbay
July August last one was a Hospital, Torquay, for my wriks, at a cost to me of 31 quiners. Since then I han lakin her up to hondow to teneult a Specialist with reference to her case, with the result that next month, ahe enters Guy's Hospital as a private patient at 5 Junias per with in order to han her leg ampentated.
All this corts money - smexpected expenditure
although
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I cannot expect, nor do I desire, the Hong Kong Gout to place my pension of £423-10-0 to the same purchasing power at present, as it had before the War, yet I de
affir
expect
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