Ci
3
2
B
viz., August 17, 1924 to March 28, 1927,
practically the whole of it, November 1,
1927, the
1924
to March, was counted as part of the pensionable
Marc
service of Sir R. Johnston (see (96) in file
6
2636 C.R.).
I gather
that there would have been
no difficulty about counting the period in
dispute as part of Mr. Russell Brown's Consular
service if the Foreign Office had taken steps at the
thine to demand a pension contribution.
Beller amil []. If the claim were valid we should take hom case up with "the T's funded and have to be provided". J.M.
It will be remembered that in the
case of Mr. Ruxton, late Lieutenant Governor
(S.) Nigeria, whose service had been borrowed
by the Foreign Office during the war and an
undertaking given that he would not suffer in
the matter of pension, the Foreign Office
committed- the Treasury to such an extent that
the latter had to create a fictitious fund
order to honour the obligation.
They could
in
follow that precedent in the present case if
they wished Mr. Russell Brown to have his full
lump sum. I gave Mr. Mare a reference to the
correspondence.
A
Reply [the
? Reply that the Secretary of State
has no funds at his disposal from which the
amount in question could be defrayed:
defrayed and that
in any event Mr. Russell Brown would not be
Wecharei eligible for any award under the #idows and
plums Pensions Ordinance as he never held
a pensionable office in the Territory. Add as
at B and say a copy of the correspondence is
being sent to Treasury.
And send copy correspondence to
Treasury L. F.
Ittunter NN. 16432.