he had retired at a relatively young age- so there was money somewhere
in those days plantation managers were recruited in the UK and it was the
equivalent of a civil service position
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From: "Chas S. Clifton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Witchcraft/Nature worship talk.
Midlands, England.
> On 03 Feb,08, at 2:37 AM, D E wrote:
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>> GG had retired as a plantation manager, which was ostensibly a Civil
>> Service post, thus with a pretty decent pension, just becuase of a war
>> it doesn't mean all money evaporated
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> You are conflating two different jobs. He started as a plantation
> manager--working for a private concern. Later he became a civil servant
> as a customs official. I doubt that 1930s pensions were terribly
> generous.
>
> Chas Clifton
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