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Answers to the Hon. Mr. R. A. Hewett's Questions.
Mr. Carter first received notice of the intention to
place him on pension in a letter from the Colonial Office dated
the 24th. of July.
2.
It is a fact that Mr. Carter went home on a year's
leave on 1st. September, 1908. He applied for three months'
extension of that leave prior to the i timation above referred
to conveyed to him on 24th. July; and he has been granted an
extension to his leave of 2 months.
3.
Mr. H. W. Just of the Colonial Office in a letter to
Mr. Carter dated the 14th. of last September wrote:- "With
regard to your request for a special persion, I am to observe
that you have b ́en granted the additional allowed under the
regulations for abolition of office and that it is not possible
to consider the grant of a special pension."
4.
of State.
The point has already been placed before the Secretary
The Government, has already considered the possibility
of employing Mr. carter in some capacity and should a suitable
vacancy arise his claims to re-employment will not be over-
-looked.