CO129-586-2 Pensions 27-2-1940 - 15-7-1940 — Page 18

Sir,

41. LANGLEY

PARK ROAD,

SUTTON, SURREY.

TEL. VIGILANT 0412.

27th February 1940.

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53890

32

16/-139.

With reference to your letter of the 15th September, 1939, 53890/39, I have the honour to inform you that I have received from the Crown Agents for the Colonies a letter, dated the 9th February, 1940, P.670, from which, though it fails in several

respects to satisfy us, we infer that the Governor of Hong Kong

has decided that in the cases covered by our protest of the 24th November, 1938, widows pensions paid in England will be paid at the rate of 3/- to the dollar. In your letter above referred

to you say that a further letter will be sent to me in due course,

and we shall be greatly obliged if in this further reply you will kindly confirm that the above inference is correct.

I have the honour to be,

Anod (4)

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

London, S.W.1.

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

(Sir Joseph Kemp )