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Colonial Regulations which
was communicated to the Colony in Your Lordship's Circular despatch of the 28th
7 October, 1899.
As regards the last precedent in January of this year
I can only express regret that it occurred through
inadvertence.
The reference to the arrangement of extra pay to Officers in the Public Works Department during the absence
of
of Mr Cooper is irrelevant in-
asmuch as no
officer of that department drew pay in excess
of his own half pay together
with half that of the absent officer.
In conclusion I-
I may
add that I have been advised
by the Acting Attorney General
that under Rule 108 M. Meugens cannot be allowed to draw more
pay than he is at present permitted to draw viz. - half pay of Mr. Jones