CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 348

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n/o Mrs Samgon

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20 Paneras Platt Street, St. Panera,

LONDON.

5th January,1920.

The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Colonial Office,

LONDON.

Sir.

I beg her with most respectfully to submit for your favour: ;able consideration my request to he reinstated in the position, which I formerly held, as a Maternity Nurse in the Government Civil Hospital Hong Kong and to bring before you the following particulars in syot of my application.

My husband, John Malwan, Overseer in the Public Works Depart: ment,Hong Kong, died there in 1912. I was left with two young children and received a Widow's and Orphans' Pension of 19/6d per week. As it was necessary for me to singlement this Pension, I became a Tem orary Maternity Nurse in the Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong, and as sub served for two periods (1) From 15th May 1914 to 15th September 1914 and (2) From 21at August 1916 to 10th May 1919 and for which I hold Certificates.

In April 1919 I applied to the Government of Hong Kong to be appointed a member of the Permanent Staff of the Hospital but the Government intimated to me that they regretted they could not do so as they expected the Permanent Staff to be shortly completed by the arrival of a munher of Nurses and that consertently v services would probably not be required after 30th June 1919. In these circumstances as I had to do something, I resolved to return if possible to this country with my two children and endeavour to carry on my profession of nursing here. I accepted an invitation to take home a patient from (the Tomatic Agylum as this was the only means of getting a passage to England.

Quite recently the Colonial Office increased ny Pension hy 25, to date hack from June 1719, as I explained that, owing to the large auber of murses now being demobilized I was unable to find employ: sment and in view of the increased cost of living and while I am very grateful for this increased Pension I find it a hard struggle being still unable to get employment.

herewith/

It is my desire, therefore, to return to Hong Kong, and I hag