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same terms as the later, and that the passages to which he refers would bear the interpretation which he places upon them, I do not consider that his contentions would be sound as the terms of his appointment were clearly set out in the
7 letter from the Colonial Office 43415/1919 of August 6th 1919, on which alone his contract with this Government must
reet.
4.
It appears to me, however, to be obvious that the wording of the leaflet does not support his contention. The paragraph at the head of page 3 speaks of 'candidates
who under this Scheme enter the Civil Service at an age
above the normal maximum of 24 years will be allowed one
increment of salary for each year of their age above 24 at
the date of their qualifying examination'. This paragraph is immediately followed by the heading "Indian Civil Service and Eastern Cadetships" which of itself is sufficient to shew that the paragraph quoted referred only to the Home
Civil Service.
The statement which follows a little later that "Eastern Cadetships under the Colonial Office will be awarded by a like procedure", cannot in my opinion be read as meaning anything else than that Cadets will be chosen in the same manner as officers of Class I of the Home Civil
Service i.e. by selection and qualifying examination and cannot possibly be taken to mean that the rules as to increments adopted for the Home Civil Service would apply
in the case of Cadetships.
In the other pamphlet, paragraph 8 obviously
refers only to the Home Civil Service; as it begins by
quoting the salaries of Class I and ends by pointing out the prospects of promotion open to members of that Class.
5.
Moreover, a very little examination of the facts shows not only that the passages on which Mr. Forrest
relies