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Inspector available
for the officer appointed to act in
that capacity
Mr. Horspool is ~ therefore in the peculiar position of an officer holding two acting appointments in the
department, and as
same
the lapsing salary
which
he wishes to draw appertains to the subordinate office
of the two, and to acceder to his request would — therefore
a
therefore appear to infringe the rule which precludes Head of a Department from drawing any part of the salary of a subordinate in his
"department, I have felt.
unable to authorize the. payment to Mr. Horspool of the lapsing portion of the salary of Deputy Superintendent without. previous reference to Your Lordship.
At the same time
decing.