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salary (15738/15).
(He proved to be an expert in
getting allowances.) The Treasury ruled that
allowances other than allowances of a compensatory
character must be exałuded from civil salaries in
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the ease of home civil servants. It was decided that
we should follow Treasury rulings in these matters
(Admy./54951/16 H.K.). In this way Capt.Taylour
Nig.
lost his transport allowance, his detached duty
allowance (45862/17) and his bonus (paid weekly) as
an officer on the Tmergency List (Ty./63626/17).
This was all settled long ago by general ruling=
applying to other officers as well as Capt.Taylour.
It was explained to him in each case that the ruling
was general and that we were merely following
Treasury practice.
The
(5). Fees as Harshal of Prize Court.
Governor's recommendations included payment of a
sum of 250 dollars to Capt.Taylour who was Marshal
of the Prize Court from the 4th September, 1914, to
the 22nd April, 1915, (32027).
Capt.Taylour claimed
that the feas due to his amounted to a sum som embera
in the neighbourhood of 5,000 dollars under the
scale in force up to the date on which he vacated the
appointment. His application was referred to the
Governor who pointed out in reply that Sir H«Hay's
instructions in 1914 were that the distribution of
any fees which might be payable to the Harshal under
the Order in Council governing the Prize Court should
be in the absolute discretion of the Governor.
Sir H.May's minute of the same date to the Colonial
Secretary stated that Capt.Taylour had told him
(Sir H.May) in the presence of the Colonial Secretary,
that