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General's Department for long a period at a time
when the construction of -
many exceptionally important Public Works has become
I have
absolutely necessary, & : clustantly been compelled
to the conclusion that the
acceptance of his resignation
is
my
best
course in the
intereste of the Public dervice.
find that Mr
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pension,
even
if the
new pension-minute is -
sanctioned
out
3120
sanctioned, which
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574
-forwarded with my despatch
NT3 of 7th February, 1888, (and under which 10 yeare would be added to his term of -
serviec), Amounts only to-
only #2,500, where, as his half-salary
" 9,205 is #2880 per annum; so that
he would be pecuniarily in a much better position if
he had determined to do,~
what is too frequently done, viz:- retire only after the- -expiration of a long period
of