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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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Head of Paper.-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether bel
a native of that Coast (Colonial Regulations, § 430.)
Head 3.-State the description of Allowance for which the Application is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensation Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount. In the case of Persous claiming an addition to their Pension in respect of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be statoil, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is made.
Head 5.---If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word “broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates, and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated unde beading 9.
Head 6.---If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the # months immediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should i inserted, preceded by the word “actual.” In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the l months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "averago," but if the whak period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted. Head 7.-A separate statemout should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preceding
retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation the Peusion or Gratuity.
Whenever the value of a House or House Allowance, so ascertained, exceeds oue-sixth of the salary and othe emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to oue-sixth of that amount, so that it shall
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, wit regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next preceding the Officer's retiremen These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Foes such Office Expenses, &c,# an Officer
nay have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated in Fees. No deduction, however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Publ Fonds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixel Salary is annexed. Papers of “Particulars" whe forwarded to the Colonial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the thre years immediately preceding the retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Governments concerned to satisiy themselves of the accuracy of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Offies. In the case of Officer receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension p poses to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to count is Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Puble Service.
Head 8.---In cases of infirmity, if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be furnished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, av, that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.
In case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be sigued by two Officers, of whom at least one shonil
if possible, be a Salaried Officer of the Government.
Head 9.--As to "broken" service, seo Head 5.
If the Applicant has bad any "acting" service, the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or n during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.
Read 11.-If, in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have " private practice" withou
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 muder Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, the
facts should be fully stated.
Head 19.-The length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary,
&c., is takeu, the mole of calculating it (whether by months, &c.) is to be explained.
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Mr.
MINUTE.
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Mr. Keert
Mr. Sax.
Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Graham,
Mr. Wingfeld.
Earl of Belborne.
Mr. Chamberlain.
Gentlemen,
With ref: to the
letter from
this Dep't of
20 9. 7.5.
the 24th Sepelien ber 1897, I am
directed
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the sof If the
Colonies
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inform you
that
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he approves of your paying
★ Mr K. Mr. Jameson lati
Assistant Master at Quem's
College, Haughing, a compassimati
of $1409 Gratuity from the Funds of
the rate of
that Colony at 3/8 the Jer
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