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Eastern, No, 59.

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Draft Pension Minute by His Excel- lency the Governor.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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C.O. 882

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the following rules, sanctioned by the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, regulating the pensions to be granted to Public Servants of this Colony, be substituted for those contained in all previous Minutes on the subject of pensions; and all such Minutes are hereby cancelled, but such cancellation shall not affect any rights soquired under those Minutes.

1. Public Servants have no absolute right to any pension or allowance under this Minute, and the Government retain the power to dismiss a Public Servant without compensation.

2. Subject to the exceptions and provisions here- inafter contained, overy Public Servant holding a permanent office in the service of the Colony sepa. rately provided in the Estimates which has been declared to be pensionable by a notidostion published in the Government Gazette, and drawing a salary of Ba. 250 per annum and upwards, either in respect of one or of several offices, held permanently and conjointly, may be awarded a pension as under :--

(i.) Any person who shall have served for 10 and less than 11 years may receive an annuity equal tó 15-60ths of the salary sa defined hereafter of the permanent office or offices held by him at the time of his retirement. (ii.) Any person who shall have served for 11 and less than 12 years may receive an annuity equal to 16-00ths of such mlary.

(iii.) In like manner, an addition may be granted of 1-60th for each additional year of service until the completion of 35 years' service, when the maximum pension, équal to 40-60ths of the salary, may be granted.

These rates include in each case a climate bonus of 5-60ths, representing five years' ser- vice, granted for service in the tropics. (iv.) Any person retiring on account of illness before completing 10 years' service may receive a gratuity calculated at the rate of one month's salary of the permanent office or offices held by such person at the time of retirement for each year of service. If the service includes a fractional part of a year over six months, half a month's salary shall be allowed in addition. 3. The service of a Public Servant to be reckoned for pension will be calculated from the date on which he commences to draw salary from the Colony in respect of his first permanent appointment. Pro- vided that in the case of a Cadet he pass the first

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