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had
to doubt
statement
at the time.
the
correctness of their
accepted the
believing it to be correct.
Sometime after my
from... leave
my
identical to the de.
refu
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to the despatch of
the Secretary of State A 110
dated 14th day of June 1890
which
regulates this matter and
having carefully
considered the
terms thereof I submit the
Crown Agents
wing
the interpretation they put
the despatch
instructions
and
on their line
iw
that I was entitled
to draw my half pay at the
former rate of 4/1⁄2 the dollar.
paragraph
6 of that de.
despatch
Lord Lansdowne speaks of what
and Lin
"therefore
" which
of those offices to
increase of at least
14 per cent is
given will
in future draw their leave sa.
"laries
in this
Country
4/-
" instead of at 4/2 the dollar " and their ultimate pension
I have adopt.
fu 7598/54.9
4
" at 3/8 the dollar.
14% because $114 @
3/8
rather more than $100 at 4/2.
It will
also
be the rule for
'all new appointments and
" for all future promotions
4
any of the officer now
least 14 per cent leaving at increase! Leaving
the
unbaunched
of promotions to offices
that received no
increase or an
increase of less than 14 per cent.
his rule ought not
darve
in Ceylon
to
be applied to
Singapore
7
and in paragraph I
his Lordship says:
"the holders.
promoted to
when I
the office of
Pulione Judge for it
was welo
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"Therefore
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