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be required to begin a new tour of service on his return, but the two periods of service will be regarded as consecutive residential service. Leave granted under this rule should not exceed three months, and must be reported to the Secretary of State.

426. Officers desiring leave, on the ground of 'argent private affairs," before completing a tour of residential service, may, if specially recommended by the Governor or High Com- missioner, be allowed leave without pay, or if they have completed six months of residential service, leave with half pay, at the discretion of the Secretary of State; but such leave must in no case exceed four months, inclusive of the time taken on the journeys.

427. Officers to whom the three foregoing regulations apply are required to discharge any duties upon which the Governor or High Com- missioner may think it desirable to employ them;

and they are not entitled to receive any available half salary under the 107th and 108th Regula- tions, in addition to the salary of their own office, for performing the duties of an office vacated by the death or removal or temporary absence of the holder, but they will draw the duty allowance when acting in any office to which such an allowance is attached.

They may also be required by the Secretary of State to discharge any duty or to go through any course of instruction which he may think necessary during their leave of absence, and will not be entitled to any additional remunera- tion or leave of absence in consideration of such employment. Allowances granted to cover neces- sary out-of-pocket expenses are not regarded as remuneration.

428. Free passages to England and out again will be allowed to all officers under the rank of Governor who may be granted leave of absence under the 424th and 425th Regulations; and a free passage out will be allowed on their first appointment of all such officers on their execut- ing the usual agreement under which they will be bound to refund the cost of the passage in the event of their relinquishing their appoint- ment within three years froin the date of their arrival in the Colony or Protectorate for any

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Any extension, however short, which may ted on any other grounds than those ed must be without pay.

An officer returning to West Africa will uired to embark by the first steamer England after the date on which his 'absence expires, and will be allowed pay rate which he is then drawing for any

ich may elapse between the expiration of ve and the departure of the stearner; d that, there is a later steamer which is o arrive at his destination before the first will be required to proceed by the later Extensions of leave will date from the on of the original leave, and not from the which the officer would have had to if his leave had not been extended.

−(«) Officers invalided before completing of service may be granted sick leave with

y for the time necessarily taken on the to England plus five days in respect of ompleted calendar month of residential

In the case of continued ill-health, this ay be extended by the Secretary of State

.If for such period not exceeding four

pay as he think may

proper.

In addition to the sick leave which may sted under the foregoing rule, officers ng to

West Africa may be granted

n sick leave" for five days more (making 7s in all), in respect of each completed

r month of residential service plus the ecessarily taken on the journey from d. subject to the same conditions with to repayment and date of embarkation

rn leave. They will be allowed full pay period of the voyage from England, and

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for any days which may elapse between

1 of their leave and the departure of the

r by which they have to return.

If invalided out of the Colony, but not to

, an officer may either draw full and

pay his own expenses or draw half

pay und he cost of his passages paid by the Govern- as the Governor or High Commissioner ecide; and in such cases (that is to say, officer does not visit Europe) he will not

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