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The Hon: Acting Registrar-General,
"I advise dismissals from
the service."
14 Dec? 1893.
(Signed.) A. M. Thomson,
The Hon: Colonial Treasurer,
"If Mr. Ayers gave satis-
faction during
his second term
in the Police Force, he might, I think, receive pension for that pe-
riod. His present offences do not
appear very serious,
nor is it stated
that they were, as a
matter of fact, due to drink. I
have been informed
that
he has, during his service in the
Asylum,
been
drunk to such
an extent
as to render him unfit for duty,
but rather that his retention is
undesirable
owing
to
more than
his
regularly
being
drunk.
I think he should be
allowed to resign, if he under-
takes to do so on
present date, and without pension for
service in the Medical Department. If he declines to accede to these
terms, he should be dismissed!"
(Signed) A.G. Mitchell,
Attorney General,
Above opinion is, of course, liable to alteration after hearing Myers' defence.
14 Dec? 1893.
(DA) A.G. M.I.
The Hon:
Attorney General,
I have read General
Barker's
Minute and I concur, & do not
think it a case for a pension.
(Signed) J. M. Gooderson
4th Dec? 1893.
The Hon: Colonial Secretary
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