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the principle of General Order 109 (12) can be applied
to the case of Mr. H. A. Taylor who, as reported to you
in Mr. Southorn's despatch No.561 of the 14th of December,
1928, proceeded to England on two and a half months'
vacation leave necessitated by urgent private affairs,
leaving his wife and family in the Colony. Mr. Taylor
resides with his family in his own house and receives
under the rules an allowance in this respect equivalent
to the annual rateable assessment of the house minus six
per cent of salary. On his return to the Colony he applied
to be granted the benefit of General Order 109 (12).
4.
In my opinion, although the rule was only
designed to cover short absences for the purpose of
visiting health-resorts in the Far East, and although
Colonial Regulation 123 denies house allowances and
other similar allowances to officers on leave (which in
the context means home-leave), yet having regard to the
very special circumstances of Mr. Taylor's visit to
England I consider that it would be inequitable to
deprive him of his rent allowance for the period in question. I may say that, had Mr. Taylor been occupying
Government Quarters, I should not have required his
wife and family to vacate them.
5.
I have, therefore, to request your sanction
for the payment of rent-allowance to Mr. Taylor amounting
to $331.98 for the period 15th December, 1928, to 28th
February, 1929.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Governor, &c.
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