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Colony, which was not sanctioned till a year and a half afterwards by the Secretary of State, that he should receive compensation for the long interval during which he had thus been kept waiting to know Her Majesty's pleasure.

In answer to this petition Mr. Darrant was referred to the decision conveyed in the despatch to the Governor last quoted. On the 25th of February 1850 another application was received from Mr. Darrant for the payment of the salary which he considered due to him during the interval of the abolition of his office in the Colony and the Secretary of State's sanction of the same, and that, if he could not again be employed in the Public Service, he might be compensated for an abrupt dismissal from office.

This claim was not recognised by the Secretary of State. Mr. Darrant in a letter to this Department dated 20th May 1850 enclosed...


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Colony, which was not sanctioned till a year and a half afterwards by the Secretary of State, that he should receive compensation for the long interval during which he had thus been kept waiting to know Her Majesty's pleasure.In answer to this petition Mr. Darrant was referred to the decision conveyed in the despatch to the Governor last quoted. On the 25th of February 1850 another application was received from Mr. Darrant for the payment of the salary which he considered due to him during the interval of the abolition of his office in the Colony and the Secretary of State's sanction of the same, and that, if he could not again be employed in the Public Service, he might be compensated for an abrupt dismissal from office.This claim was not recognised by the Secretary of State. Mr. Darrant in a letter to this Department dated 20th May 1850 enclosed...Page 539 (OCR proofread text, HTML formatted as per instructions)
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Colony, which was not sauctioned hill a year and a half afterwards by the Secretary of State, that he should receive compensation for the long interval during which be had thus been kept Waiting to know Her. Mapeth's pleasure_In answer to this petition no. Parrant was referred to the decision conveyed in the despatch to the Governor last quoted. On the 25th of February 1850 another application was received from539 Mr. Darrant for the payment of the Salary which he considered due to him during the interval of the abolition of his office in the Colory and The Lecretary of State's sanction of the same, and that, ishe could not again be employed in the Public Service, he might be compensated. for an abrupt dissuistal from office.This clann was not recognised byLecretary of Hate the B. Parrant in a20th May 1850 subsequent letter to this Department enclosed
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Colony,

which

was

not

sauctioned hill a year and a half afterwards by the Secretary of State, that he should receive compensation for the long interval during which be had thus been kept Waiting to know Her. Mapeth's pleasure_

In answer to this petition no. Parrant was referred to the decision

conveyed in the despatch to the Governor last quoted. On the 25th of February 1850 another application

was received from

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Mr. Darrant for the

payment of the Salary

which he considered due

to him

during

the interval

of the abolition of his

office in the Colory and The Lecretary of State's sanction of the same,

and that, ishe could not

again be employed in the Public Service, he

might be compensated. for an abrupt dissuistal from office.

This clann was

not recognised by

Lecretary of Hate

the

B. Parrant in a

20th May 1850 subsequent letter to this

Department enclosed

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