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15. Date of cessation of duty

16. Date of cessation of salary

17. Date from which, inclusively, pension will com-

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18. Statement, if the circumstances warrant it, that the applicant "has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such Head Officers, if there be more than one, or by such Head Officer, if there shall be but one, together with "such a statement as will exhibit the merit, and value, and labour of the services of the per-

son recommended, embracing as long a period of his public service as can be authentically stated," and ob- servations as to special services, suspension, reprimand, etc., with full particulare of any injuries received on duty, or other claims or matter for consideration.

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19. Computation, by the Auditor-General, of the pension, etc.

I Certify that the

which may be paid

to the applicant according to the Rules of the Colonial Service, amounts to

and I base my certificate on the following calculation :-

Instructions referred to on preceding page.

If this paper of particulars, and the certificates con- nected with it, be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.

Head 1 of Paper.-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be

added whether he is a native of that coast.—(Colonial Regulations, § 430.)

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Head 3.-State the description of allowance for which the applicant is recommended, viz., super- annuation, compensation, compassionate allowance, or gratuity, and its amount. In the case of persons claiming an addition to their pensions in respect of professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority undor which the claim is made.

Head 5.-If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates, and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated under heading 9.

Head 6.-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 36 months immediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of salary or wages at that date should be inserted, preceded by the word "actual." In other cases the average annual amount of salary or wages for the 36 months next preceding the date of retirement shonld be inserted, preceded by the word "average"; but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.

Head 7.-A separate statement should be inserted of the average annual value, for the 36 months im- mediately preceding retirement, of each emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the pension or gratuity.

Whenever the value of a house or house allowance, so ascertained, exceeds one-sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not exceed one-seventh of the whole.

Fees which an officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be taken into account for pension pur. poses, with regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next preceding the officer's retirement. These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of fees such office expenses, etc., as an officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by fees. No deduction, however, from the fees should be made in respect of office expenses provided from public funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a fixed salary is annexed. Papers of "particulars when forwarded to the Colonial Department, should be accompanied by formal declarations from the retiring officers, showing the amount received by them for fees, and the amount defrayed as above for office expenses, etc., in each of the three years immediately preceding the retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Governments concerned to satisfy themselves

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