932 [ 14 of 1887. ] POLICE FORCE CONSOLIDATION,
3. The applicant shall enter into a bond for the refund of the half pay, or
the difference between his pension and half pay as the case may be, drawn
after his leaving the Colony, in case he does not return at the period specified.
4. This period may nevertheless be extended by the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, on such ground as may to him be satisfactory, and such
extension shall be deemed to be leave originally granted within the meaning
of the above sections 1 , 2, and 3, anything therein contained to the contrary
notwithstanding.
5. Such leave shall enable the applicant to count his previous service as
regards the time of service required before a pension is granted, and each
period of two months on leave shall count as one month's service towards the
computation of a pension.
6. On the applicant's return to the Colony, he shall be reinstated in his
relative position in the force, and he will be sworn in for a further period of
five years' service under $ $ 8 and 13 of Ordinance 14 of 1887.
7. If at the expiration of five years' service leave is refused on the ground
that the applicant's service cannot then be spared, he shall be allowed leave
at the earliest suitable date, and the time elapsing between the expiration of
the above mentioned five years' service and the date of his going on leave,
shall be calculated towards the period of five years' service to be served by
him on bis return from such leave. If the time of year at wbich a period of
five years' service expires is on consideration of health unsuitable for leave
to be taken , the applicant may, by permission, go on leave at any time within
six months from such expiration of service, and this interval shall count
towards his next period of five years' service.
8. The period of time spent on leave will not count towards the calculation
of time constituting any term of five years' service for bonus or passage.
II .-INDIANS .
1. Leave of absence will be granted to Indians, after each period of five
years' service, subject to the following conditions :
a . That the applicant's previous character has been good.
b. That the leave does not exceed six months, except on special au
thority.
c. That the period on leave counts towards the time of service necessary
for pension, in the proportion of two months' leave counting as one
month's service, and will enable him to count his previous service
towards the period of service required before a pension is granted .
d. That half pay is granted for the period on leave, and the return
passage of the applicant defrayed. These amounts will be paid on
the applicant's return to the Colony and re -enlistment.
e . The number of men on leave will be limited at the discretion of His
Excellency the Governor.
f. On the applicant's return he will be sworn in under $ S 8 and 13 of
Ordinance 14 of 1887, for a further period of five years' service, and
re -instated in his relative position.
III. Members of the force who are drawing allowance for knowledge of
Chinese will be allowed to draw half the allowance when on half pay leave.