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Government has felt obliged to seek the sanction of Your
Lordship's predecessors for a special dispensation in the
officer's favour.
4.
I shall be glad, therefore, to know whether
any such general practice limiting full pensionable status
to officers appointed under a certain age exists elsewhere
among the Colonies. If no such practice exists, I pro po se,
subject to Your Lordship's approval, to abrogate the local
rule and to eliminate age on appointment as a qualifying
factor for the grant of full pensionable status. A list
of the principal officers affected by the rule is enclosed.
This proposal will not, of course, affect
the rule that officers engaged for specific works or duties
of limited duration will be treated as temporary in all
respects.
5.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
Governor, &c.