William Loney R.N. - retirement conditions

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A letter concerning William Loney's choice of pay regulations, from the Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief China station, and his reply.

Admiralty
31 Jan^y. 1874

Sir,
With reference to a letter of the 1^st. ultimo from D^r. W Loney, Deputy Inspector General, of H.M. Naval Hospital at Hong-Kong, requesting that he be allowed to change his election from "Former" to "New" Regulations for Full Pay and Retirement, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that they are pleased to sanction this officers change of election provided that ...

Vice Admiral Sir Charles A Shadwell KCB
or Senior Officer
Hong-Kong

The addressee is Rear-Admiral Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, Commander-in-Chief on the China station.

... that he accepts the "New" regulations for Full, Half-pay & Retirement.

I an, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Robert Hall

The signatory is Naval Secretary Captain Robert Hall.

Chas. F.A. Shadwell
Vice Admiral
31^st. March 1874

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Forwarded for the information of the Deputy Inspector General

John Parish
Commodore
2 March 1874

[This latter date would seem to be in error, and someone (I assume: William Loney) has added '? April'. I assume that the addition 'R(eceived?) 1 Apl.' was also made Loney].

Royal Naval Hospital
Mount Shadwell
Hong Kong 16 April 1874

Sir
Referring to their Lordships' letter of the 31 January 1874 to Vice Admiral Sir Charles Shadwell, C Duplicate, N^o. 43, in reply to a letter from me of the 1 December 1873, I beg to say that I accept the new regulations for Full, Half-pay, and Retirement as their Lordship's [sic] are pleased to sanction.

I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obed^t. Servant
W^m. Loney
Dep^y. Insp^r. General

To
The Secretary of the Admiralty
White Hall
London SW.

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