CO885-(6-7)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE, &c.. IN THE EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, AND NYASALAND PROTECTORATES.

Officers, whether military or civil, are entitled to two months" leave annually, provided that the exigencies of the Service permit. They are allowed to accumulate this leave up to six months; that is to say, if they remain at their posta without intermission for one year and eight months, they are entitled to four months' leave; and if for two years and six months, to six months' leave. This leave is on full pay. In East Africa and Uganda aleo five months' leave on full pay is allowed after two years and one month's service. This latter rule does not apply in Nysaland; but Officers may An Officer is not entitled to he granted six months' leave of absence, four on full and two on half pay after twenty-four months' resident service. accumulated leave unless he shall have been on duty in East Africa for a minimum period of one year and eight months.

(In East Africa and Uganda, in the event of an Officer proceeding on accumulated leave, he will be paid the full salary of his post for the first three months, and for the remaining period one-quarter of his salary will be deducted. This rule does not apply to the Nyasaland Protectorate.)

An Officer entitled to not less than four months' accumulated leave i allowed the expenses of his journey in Africa to and from the coast, as well as the cost of a return passage to England and back.

Pensions are granted in accordance with British Superannuation Acts with the special provision as to unhealthy climates contained in the Act of 1876.

must be passed by one of the Medical Advisers of the Colonial Office as physically fit for service on the Gold Coast before proceeding to the Colony. There are four Provincial Commissionerships in the Gold Coast Colony, three in Ashanti, and three in the Northern Territories. There are twelve District Commissionorsbips in the Colony, five in Ashanti, and nine in the Northern Territories.

5. A District Commissioner is engaged, in the first instance, on probation for three years from the date of his arrival in the Colony; and if it In established to the satisfaction of the Governor that the Officer is not qualified for efficient service there, the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Secretary of State, bas full power to cancel his appointment at any time within the three years.

6. Free quarters are provided or an allowance in lieu thereof, and free medical attendance when available. Transport is provided at certain stations, and each Officer when absent from his station on duty receives also a travelling allowance, subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 10, of 1898.

7. A Provincial Commissioner or District Commissioner is required to give Security for £500 in respect of the public money passing through his hands. 8. For information as to outfit, health, &c., Officers are referred to the "West African Pocket Book," which will be supplied free to selected candidates by the Colonial Office, and can be purchased from Mesare. Waterlow and Sons, London Wall, price 2s. 6d.

9. If accepted a candidate will as a general rule be required to embark within a month.

10. On arrival in the Colony an Officer will be stationed wherever the exigencies of the service may demand.

PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, GOLD COAST.

1. A Provincial Commissioner as defined by the Law of the Colony, is a "Commissioner of the Supreme Court" appointed" for more facilitating the administration of justice," i.e., he is a magistrate with a limited civil and criminal jurisdiction and with special functions under certain Acts; and be is also Coroner for his Province. But, like other officers he is liable to be required by the Governor to discharge other duties besides or instead of those assigned to him by law; and, in fact, he is usually required to act as the Chief Officer in his Province, of the Customs, the Treasury, the Post Office, the Telegraphs, the Constabulary, and the Public Works, and also to be the Registrar of Deaths and Marriages and sometimes the Chief Health Officer in his Province: and he is also, except at one or two stations, appointed Deputy Sherif for his Province. Speaking generally, and with some exceptions (chiefly at Accra and Cape Coast), be is both a magistrate and also the representative of the Governor and the head of every department in his Province.

Any directions given to him as a Commissioner of the Supreme Court are given by the Chief Justice of the Divisional Court within the jurisdiction of which his Province lies. Directions given to him as an executive officer are given by the Colonial Secretary in the name of the Governor, or else by the head of the Department concerned.

2. Provincial Commissionerships are usually filled by promotion, and a proportion of the District Commissionerships 18 also filled by promotion, usually with men who have joined the Gold Coast Service in other capacities and have obtained legal qualifications. A proportion of the District Com- missionerships is filled by persons selected by the Secretary of State. Candidates for these appointments must be either barristers or solicitors, and should be unmarried and not over 40 years of age. Selected candidates

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE, &c., IN THE EAST AFRICA, UGANDA, AND NYASALAND PROTECTORATES.

Officers, whether military or civil, are entitled to two months leave annually, provided that the exigencies of the Service permit. They are allowed to accumulate this leave up to six months; that is to say, if they remain at their posts without intermission for one year and eight months, they are entitled to four months' leave; and if for two years and six months, to six months' leave. This leave is on full pay. In East Africa and Uganda also five months' leave on full pay is allowed after two years and one month's service. This latter rule does not apply in Nysaland; but Officers may An Officer is not entitled to be granted six months' leave of absence, four on full and two on half pay after twenty-four months' resident service. xccumulated leave unless he shall have been on duty in East Africa for a minimum period of one year and eight months.

An Officer entitled to not less than four mouths' accumulated leave is allowed the expenses of his journey in Africa to and from the coast, as well vas the cost of a return passage to England and back.

Pensions are granted in accordance with British Superannuation Acts with the special provision as to unhealthy climates contained in the Act of 1876.

must be passed by one of the Medical Advisers of the Colonial Office as physically fit for service on the Gold Coast before proceeding to the Colony. There are four Provincial Commissionerships in the Gold Coast Colony, three in Ashanti, and three in the Northern Territories. There are twelve District Commissionerships in the Colony, five in Ashanti, and nine in the Northern Territories.

5. A District Commissioner is engaged, in the first instance, on probation for three years from the date of his arrival in the Colony; and if it is established to the antisfaction of the Governor that the Officer is not qualified for efficient service there, the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Secretary of State, has full power to cancel his appointment at any time within the three years.

7. A Provincial Commissioner or District Commissioner is required to give security for £500 in respect of the public money passing through his hands. 8. For information as to outfit, health, &c., Officers are referred to the "West African Pocket Book," which will be supplied free to selected candidates by the Colonial Office, and can be purchased from Messra. Waterlow and Sons, London Wall, price 28. 6d.

9. If accepted a candidate will as a general rule be required to embark within a mouth.

10. On arrival in the Colony an Officer will be stationed wherever the xigencies of the service may demand.

PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, GOLD COAST.

1. A Provincial Commissioner as defined by the Law of the Colony, is a "Commissioner of the Supreme Court" appointed "for more facilitating the administration of justice," i.e., he is a magistrate with a limited civil and criminal jurisdiction and with special functions under certain Acts; and he is also Coroner for his Province. But, like other officers he is liable to be required by the Governor to discharge other duties besides or instead of those assigned to him by law; and, in fact, he is usually required to act as the Chief Officer in his Province, of the Customs, the Treasury, the Post Office, the Telegraphs, the Constabulary, and the Public Works, and also to be the Registrar of Deaths and Marriages and sometimes the Chief Health Officer in his Province; and be is also, except at one or two stations, appointed Deputy Sheriff for his Province. Speaking generally, and with some exceptions (chietty at Accra and Cape Coast), he is both a magistrate and also the representative of the Governor and the head of every department in his Province.

Any directions given to him as a Commissioner of the Supreme Court are given by the Chief Justice of the Divisional Court within the jurisdiction of which bis Province lies. Directions given to him as an executive officer are given by the Colonial Secretary in the name of the Governor, or else by the head of the Department concerned.

2. Provincial Commissionerships are usually filled by promotion, and a proportion of the District Commissionerships is also filled by promotion, usually with men who have joined the Gold Coast Service in other capacities and have obtained legal qualifications. A proportion of the District Com- missionerships is filled by persons selected by the Secretary of State. Candidates for these appointments must be either barristers or solicitors, and should be unmarried and not over 40 years of age. Selected candidates

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