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Instructions referred to on page 1.
If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it, be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.
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Heat 1 of Paper-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether
a native of that Coast. (Colonial Regulatious, § 430.)
Head 3-State the description of Allowance for which the Application is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensa In the case of Persons claiming an addition to thoir Pená Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount.
in respect of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given ter authority under which the claim is made.
Hend 5.- If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or afte
number of years and months, and the causes, dates and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated beading 9.
Head 6.-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retiree, for tha months immediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should inserted, preceded by the word "actual." In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average," but if the wes period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted, Head 7. A separate statement should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preced retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calenistias the Pension or Gratuity.
Whenever the value of a Honse or House Allowance, so ascertained, exceeds oue-sixth of the salary and of emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shal exceed one-seventh of the whole.
Fees which an Officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next preceding the Officer's retira These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, & an Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remuneratez Fees. No de luction, however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Pe Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Papors of "Particulars" forwarded to the Colonial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, shor the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the t reare immediately preceding the retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Governments concerned to di themselves of the accuracy of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Office. In the case of receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to conut for Pension poses to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case he allowed to cus Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Pub Service.
Head 8.---lu cases of infirmity, if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is furnished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of bis situation, that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.
In case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Officers, of whom at least one
if possible, be a Salaried Officer of the Government.
Head 9.-As to "broken" service, see Head 5.
If the Applicant has had any "acting" service, the details must be fully given, with a statement whether 2* during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony,
Sir,
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I have the honour to acknowledge the recript of your Despatch
of the 25th of Fahman, bask,
and to sanction the grant of a Superannuation allowance at the rate of
per annum, from the st
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до December last to M. James Hodge.
2. The frown Agents have been authorized to issue this pension at 3/8 the Dollar.
I have the homme-to-be-
3. M. Hodge does not appear to be sutitted to draw his pension
stated in Jenn Your ment-obexliant humble Sappanty
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at 4/2 the Dollar, despr he fate Rece fately
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Head 11.--If, in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have "private practice” si The Officer administering
forfeiting his claim to Pension, the facts are to be fully stated.
Head 14-If the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulation
facts should be fully stated.
Head 19. The length of servies and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average
&c., is taken, the mode of calenlating it (whether by months, &c.) is to be explained.
increase
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amount than that
indicated in the footnote to the Notification accompanying pur
despt no. 192 of
no. 92 of 37 October 1893
the Government of
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