CO129-533-5 Lt. Col. R.F. Drury- C.B.E.- pension 3-2-1931 - 14-12-1931 — Page 49

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H.M. Land Registry,

Lincoln's Inn Fields,

London, W.C.2.

3rd February 1931.

Dear Mr. Hunter,

I am sending this letter to you following a 'phone

conversation with Mr. Horne.

Colonel R.F. Drury C.B.E. the Chief Superintendent

of our Mapping Branch who joined the Department on 1 September

1900, is due to retire on the 5th August next when he reaches

age 65.

Prior to joining the Land Registry Colonel Drury was

employed in the permanent service of the Colony of Hong Kong.

Colonel Drury has asked me if I can give him an

indication of what his pension will amount to.

I can tell him the amount (approximately) of his

pension so far as his service here is concerned. For the

rest, of course, I know nothing.

Bennett (Superannuation Division, Treasury) tells me

that when the application goes in, the Treasury will make

an Award for Imperial service and communicate with the Colonial

Office as to the pension (if any) in respect of colonial service.

As I understand that there may be some delay in

dealing with the question of the Colonial service pension I

wonder if you would be good enough to set the ball rolling in

anticipation of the official request, in an endeavour to

ascertain what award is likely to be made.

According to the information which we have, it would

appear that Colonel Drury's colonial service was as follows:

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