CO129-504-1 Police Pensions' Scheme- forfeiture of pensions 25-2-1927 - 24-11-1927 — Page 23

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Telegrams: Navy Accounts, London.”

In reply please quote

NO.4A U.13)1178

and address letter to-

The Accountant General of the Navy,

Admiralty, London, S.W. 1.

CAPV 19271

6 APR 1927

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RECEIVED

28 FEB 1927.

COL.FFICE

Admiralty,

2

25th February, 1927.

Sir,

I have to inform you that this Department has under

consideration the case of Walter Allen, formerly European

Police Sergeant, H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong, who was awarded

a pension on 21st August 1925, under the terms of order-in-

Council of the 28th July 1915 on the grounds of medical

unfitness.

On 12th November 1926 this man was convicted

of a felony at Chatham County Police Court and sentenced

to one month and two months imprisonment with Hard Labour,

the sentences to run consecutively. He was in consequence

deprived of his pension under section 2 of the Forfeiture

Act 1870 and was informed accordingly through the Governor,

H.M. Prison, Maidstone.

Having served his term of imprisonment Allen has now

applied for restoration of nis pension on the plea of nis

faithful Army and Dockyard Police Service covering a period

of 33 years.

Under the Forfeiture Act, however, unless

the person concerned receives a free pardon within two

months after his conviction the forfeiture of the pension

The Under Secretary of State

is

for the Colonies,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.