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service in British Honduras bears to his total
tropical service, and the addition in respect
of professional qualifications will be about
one year nine and one-third months, being the
proportion of ten years which his service as
Chief Justice in British Honduras bears to
his total Colonial Service. These periods
added to his actual service in British
Honduras come to nine years nine months, so
that, if he is given the benefit of regulation
20 under the new Pensions Ordinance, his pension
will amount to 72/80 of $5,000
4.
$3,562.50
According to the precedents in Sir W. Anderson's case and in that of Sir H. Jerningham, this would be converted into sterling at the average rate of exchange during Sir W. Goodman's service in British Honduras, but as his salary as Attorney-General was originally stated in sterling (see Secretary of State's despatch No. 80 of 25th July, 1883), the rate of exchange for the period
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