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Officers are provided with free passages, on first appointment, for themselves and their families (1.e., wife and children ur to five persons, inclusive of the officer). not renewed upon its expiration return passages will
If his agreement is be maid.
Under temporary regulations at present in force free return passages on leave are granted to all officers, but this privilege is to be re-considered at the end of 1924.
Roughly speaking an officer is eligible for leave on full pay after 4 years' resident service. In the absence of special ground the leave rented to an officer will not exceed one-si:th of his resident service. On special grounds it may exceed that period by six months.
An Officer attached to an educational institution is not entitled to vacation leave under the general rule. When in the Colony he enjoys the ordinary vacations of the institution to which he is attached. When taking long leeve outside the Colony he may be allowed to draw full pay during the first three months of his leave unless a school vacation has immediately preceded the grant of leave, in which case full pay may be drawn during two months only. The remainder of the leave in either case is on half salary, and half pay only can be drawn during any school vacation falling within the period of an extension of leave.
The present rule as to superannuation is that, in the case of ill-ealth, en officer holding a pensionable appointment may be allowed to retire on a pension after 10 full years' service; other- wise he must have attained the age of 55. 10 full years' service 15/60ths of the average
For annual salary of the retiring officer's fixed · appointment for the three years preceding retirement may be awarded, to which 1/60th may be added for each additional year's service; but no addition will be made in respect of any service beyond 35 years.
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