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III.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF FREE PASSAGE SCHEME.
1. The following officers only are eligible :-
Officers on Permanent Establishment holding offices mentioned in attached schedule,
and at the same time domiciled in a gold using country.
2. The scheme is subject to the following conditions:-
After a period of 5 years service the officer to have 9 months leave on half pay. 2nd class (non mail) passage will be provided by the Government in steamers to be selected by the Government.
3. During the year in which leave is taken and the preceding year, any leave taken, beyond leave on medical grounds, will be deducted from the nine months half pay leave.
4. The number of free passages will be limited to 2 full fares; any additional passage money being defrayed by the officer concerned.
5. In case of an officer's death, his family will be given a free passage home equivalent to 1 full fares.
6. Officers domiciled in a gold using country elsewhere than in the United Kingdom will have themselves to pay the difference between the actual cost of passage, and the cost of passage to the United Kingdom.
7. Officers holding offices mentioned in the attached schedule will not be paid any half pay for performing the duties of any other officer mentioned in the same schedule.
List of Officers entitled to Free Passage Scheme.
Harbour Master's Department.
Master of Stanley.
8 Lighthouse Keepers. 7 Revenue Officers.
Supreme Court.
2 Bailiffs.
District Officer's Department.
3 Land Bailiffs.
Fire Brigade.
Assistant Engineer & Station Officer.
Prison.
1 Chief Wurder.
3 Principal Warders.
22 Warders.
Hospitals and Asylums. 5 Wardmasters.
Sanitary Department.
24 Inspectors.
1 Storckeeper.
Public Works Department.
15 Overseers 1st class.
1 Overseer 2nd class.
2 Land Bailiffs.
Post Office.
Senior Clerk.
Superintendent, Registration and Parcels
Branch. Superintendent of Mails. Supervisor.
Note:The cost of this scheme has been recalculated, on the basis of (1) the officers who will accept the scheme, (2) the maximum number of passages provided being reduced by direction of the Secretary of State to two and a half full
fares.
The average annual cost will be £1,117 10s. 0., the value of full pay leave given up will be £892 6x. 8d., leaving a difference of £245 3x. 4d, which will be more than covered by the savings in lapsing half pay due to no acting appointments being made in the majority of cases.
C. McI. MESSER,
Treasurer.
26th January, 1911.