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C.O.885
17 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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75. In the case of the Chief Judicial and Chief Fiscal Offices in a Colony in which the Crown is responsible for the appointments, local connection with the Colony by birth, family ties, or otherwise, will be considered, generally speaking, to render a candidate ineligible.
76.* Salaried Public Officers whose remu- neration is fixed on the assumption that their whole time is at the disposal of the Government are prohibited from engaging in trade, or employing themselves in any commercial or agricultural undertaking.
76A. All Salaried Public Officers, whether or not their whole time is at the disposal of the Government, are prohibited from directly or indirectly making or holding any local investment, or being connected with any Occupation or undertaking which might bring their private interests into real or apparent conflict with their public duties, or in any way influence them in the discharge of those duties.
768. In all cases of doubt as to whether the preceding rule applies, a Public Officer
is required to submit the case for the Governor's decision.
76c. No Public Officer on leave of absence
is permitted to accept any paid employment without previously obtaining the express sanction of the Secretary of State, or, if his leave is spent in the Colony, of the Governor.
77. No Public Officer is to undertake any private agency in any matter connected with the exercise of his public duties.
78. Whenever half-pay Officers borne on the half-pay of His Majesty's Army or Navy, or in
the Military and Commissariat Departments, shall be appointed to a civil situation in any
of the Colonies, a report of the appointment, specifying the date and the amount of salary, is to be made immediately to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, which will be transmitted by him to the proper authorities in this Country. Promotions in the Civil Service of half-pay Officers are also to be notified
• See also Circular of 3rd April, 1903, sending out the present amended form of this Regulation.
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Salaried Public Officers whose remu- is fixed on the assumption that their ime is at the disposal of the Government
hibited from engaging in trade, or ng themselves in any commercial or ural undertaking.
All Salaried Public Officers, whether
their whole time is at the disposal of vernment, are prohibited from directly irectly making or holding any local ent, being connected with any ion or undertaking which might bring rivate interests into real or apparent
or
with their public duties, or in any way e them in the discharge of those duties.
In all cases of doubt as to whether
eceding rule applies, a Public Officer
red to submit the case for the Governor's
1.
No Public Officer on leave of absence
nitted to accept any paid employment
t previously obtaining the express
a of the Secretary of State, or, if his
spent in the Colony, of the Governor.
No Public Officer is to undertake any agency in any matter connected with rcise of his public duties.
Whenever half-pay Officers borne on the
y of His Majesty's Army or Navy, or in ilitary and Commissariat Departments, e appointed to a civil situation in any Colonies, a report of the appointment, ing the date and the amount of salary, e made immediately to the Secretary of or the Colonies, which will be transmitted
m to the proper authorities in this
J. Promotions in the Civil Service of
y Officers are also to be notified
also Circular of 3rd April, 1903, sending out
ent amended form of this Regulation.
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forthwith to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the information of the respective authorities.
79. No paid officer under the Government of a Colony can be permitted to be the editor of a newpaper, or to take any active part in the management of it. He may furnish articles signed with his name upon objects of general interest, abstaining from writing on questions which can properly be called political, or discussing the measures of the Government, or the official proceedings of its Officers, and from furnishing any articles whatever to a newspaper which, in commenting on the measures of the Government, should habitually exceed the bounds of fair and temperate discussion. If the authorship of anonymous articles should be brought home to any Officer, or if, in articles bearing his signature, he should discuss any political subject, or the measures of the Government, or the official proceedings of its Officers, he will be liable to be removed from office.
80. No Public Officer is allowed to receive
a Grant of money by a Colonial Legislature, if such Grant has not been initiated authorised by the Governor.
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