373
(Copy) Mimite by the Meuble Auditor Genial.
conceive that it was his intention
to make my case a solitary exoption and to deprive me of 1/2 Salary when actually ronte from England Strust that Your Excellency will order payment of the 1/2 Salary according to the Colonial Regulations : viz: from the date of embarkation from Dover on the 25th of March to meet at Alexandria the Mail
on the
leaving Southampton 217 of March. -
(Signed), J. G. Austin,
May 18th 1868. (True Copy)
. Garamina Auran
Colonial Secretary.
An Officer coming out to
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original appoints
- ment is entitled to half salary
during the voyage . If coming by Southampton the voyage counts from the date of departure of the Stewmer . If coming via
Marseilles the date cannot be so easily fixed because to avoid the rish of loss of passage by delays
or break-down and the inconcumince
of so long or land journey without stopparges, the Officer is obliged to
leave England somewhat in