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of a colony be called to administer the govenment of a colony in either of the aforesaid cases, he will (if no other ar- rangement has been made and sanctioned on his assumption of the government) be entitled to receive only the Governor's half salary, and no part of his own salary, unless the Governor's half salary should be less than double his own whole salary, in which case he will receive half of each.

Should the person called to the adminis- tration have been removed from the public service in another colony for the purpose, he shall receive, during a vacancy of the government to which he shall so have been called, and until the embarkation of his successor, the whole salary of the Governor; and “ table allowance," as above stated.

But during the period in which he may continue to administer such government, on whole salary, he will not be entitled to any portion of the salary of the office from which he may have been removed; and from the period at which the newly ap- pointed Governor shall become entitled to half salary, the officer provisionally ad- ministering shall receive only the other half; and "table allowance,' as above stated. Whether he can in this case draw also half the salary of his own office will depend on the arrangements made for payment of his substitute, and will be de- cided in each instance by the Secretary of State.

Should a government be vacant by reason of the absence on leave of the Gover- nor (who would then be entitled to half salary) and should an officer administering some other government be called to the provisional administration of the govern- ment so temporarily vacant, such officer will be entitled to draw the half salary of the government from which he may have so temporarily removed, together with the half salary of the government which he may have been called provisionally to ad- minister; and "table allowance," as above stated.

If the period of a vacancy, or of the absence of a Governor, should exceed nine months, and there should be any salary left for the purpose, the Secretary of State will be willing to make such ar- rangements as may appear reasonable for the increase of the salary of the tempo- rary holder for the period of excess.

Officers in the provisional administra- tion of colonial governments must, how- ever, in all cases in which bills are drawn on the Paymaster-General, draw for the half salaries only of such government until they shall receive notifications from the Colonial Office of the periods during which they may be entitled to full salary.

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113A. Officers succeeding to the administra- tion, or the provisional administration, of colonial governments, will be entitled to draw full or half salary, as the case may be, in respect of the day on which they assume their duties. The officers whom they succeed will not be en- titled to any payment for that day, excepting the half salary granted in cases of absence on

leave.

114. If a Governor is transferred from one colony to another, and comes to England first, he will usually receive the half salary of the government which he relinquishes if it should Lo available, and not drawn by any other officer, until the date of his embarkation from England for the government to which he may be appointed.

115. If no portion of the salary of the go- vernment from which such Governor is trang- ferred is so available, but the half salary of the government to which he may be appointed is available, he will usually receive the half salary of the latter.

116. If no half salary is available from either, he can receive no salary until he assumes his new government.

117. When a Governor who has been trans- ferred from one government to another returns to this country, before proceeding to his new government, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that such return is unavoidable, or in furtherance of the public interests, before the officer is allowed to receive any half salary. (See also Circular of 8th January 1873, as to the division of salary on the occasion of a change in the office of Governor.)

§ II. Leave of Absence.

118. The Acts of Parliament, 22 Geo. 3.

c. 75. and 54 Geo. 3. c. 61. empower the Gover- nor and Council of any colony to grant leave of absence to colonial officers.

119. Subject to the necessities of the service leave of absence may be granted after a period of six years' resident service in the colony with- out any special grounds. It may be given before the expiration of that period in cases of serious indisposition, or of "urgent private affairs," if the Governor and Council are satis- fied that the indulgence is indispensable. In cases of serious indisposition, the state of the officer's health must be certified by his medical attendant. In cases of "urgent private affairs," the nature of such urgent affairs must be stated to the Governor.

120. In the absence of special grounds the leave in such case must not exceed one sixth of the officer's resident service. On special grounds it may exceed that period by six months, but it must in neither case exceed twelve months.

121. The Governor may report to the Secre tary of State the period for which the leave may be extended without injury to the public

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