first day of pension instead of the
last day of leave salary. This
{decision I conveyed to the High Commis-
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sioner for the Malay States in my
despatch No.390 of the 12th July which
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No.216 of the 15th July.
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Secision
5. Having reached a
on the main quation at issue, viz.
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the interportation to placă
on the
flarers "as from" "with effect from".
I decided
the
the hope of minimising
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In future,
misapprehension
that the word "Inclusive" should be addeḍ
In each instance.
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consider t
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6.
that the phrase
with offered from
would have
halvall
be interpreted
in a sense contrary What intended.
Careful enquiry
Lowave revealed!
the fact that the phrase is gensally
inteforted in the sense of my
Secision,
and I trust that it will now be
possible for specific instinctions libe
issued in HK in ofc Koring the practica
this. the Col. into conformity with general usage. (Signed) L. S. AMERY
I have the
I have the beneur to asknowledge the receipt
of your despatah No.427 of the 7th Databer, concerning
the interpretation of the phrase "with effect from" or
"as from" when used in notifying the date of retirement
of Government officers, and to expreko ng regret that
the enclosure to my despatch No.16 of the 15th July did
not suffici»ntly explain my intentione, 1 som enolase
for your information a copy of a previous correspondende with the High Commissioner for the Falay states which
indicates the nature of the difficultion which gave
rine to the discussion,
The position, in brief, was that whan in my
despatches or telegrama I used the phrases "with affect
from" or "as from' in cormaction with an offiear' e
retirement, in general I intended the date mentioned to be regarded as the last day on which the officer should draw leave salary whereas in Malaya the date vas
taken to be the first day of pension,
3.
I fully appreciated that the addition of the word "inclusive" se muggested by Sir L.Guillonard in hie despatch No.280 of the 10th vay offered in itself no
solution
WVINOR,
SIR 0.CLIEN
ato.