CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 251

AGENTS

FOR

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO 85 ADDRESSED TO THE

GROWN

BENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED

LLOWING

AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE:

J

TELEGRAMS. "OROWN, LONDON,"

TELEPHONE, 7780 VICTORIA

sir,

22591

REC IRL 5 MAY 25

P/Pensions/I.

4, MILLBANK,

RECEIVED 18 MAY 122HT

OE OF

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, SW. 1.

16th. May 1925.

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I have the honour to inform you that Mr. L.E.Brett, late

Revenue Officer, Hongkong, is employed by the Ink nd Revenue

Department, in a temporary capacity as Process Server, Solicitors

Department, and has been so employed since the 24th. March 1913,

with the exception of a period during the war when he held a

commission in the Chinese Labour Corps.

2. A copy of a letter from Mr. Brett is attached explaining

5.25 why he continued to sign the declaration to the effect that he held

no paid employment under the Crown, which is embodied in our pension

payment forms. We presume that the deletion of this declaration to

which Mr. Brett refers was that made by us during the period of his

war service when he was receiving no pay from the Inland Revenue

Department.

3. We have ascertained from the Inland Revenue Department

that Mr.Brett is in receipt of a weekly wage of £2 plus the current

Civil Service bonus, and we shall be glad to know whether his

employment is of such a nature as to necessitate an abatement of

pension in the event of the authorised limit of pension and pay

being exceeded.

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I have the honour to be,

şir,

Your obedient servant,

Wat wichhart

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for Crown Agents.