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The whole sum thus contributed £5,083.5.8. is after all inconsiderable when compared with the pensions lately granted by their Lordships from the local revenue of this Colony amounting to £2644 a year; and before many months elapse the Pension list will reach nearly £5,000 a year, if their Lordships deal with equal liberality with the remaining public Officers of long standing who are about to claim retiring allowances.
10.
This item of Pensions hitherto unknown will accordingly for the future form a heavy and yearly increasing burden on the resources of the Colony, forming perhaps some slight additional claim on their Lordships' liberal consideration that it was never anticipated here that the Colony would under any circumstances have been called upon to provide a pension for the late Chief Justice Mr Hulme, to whom £1300 a year has lately been awarded. Mr. Hulme was one of those who never contributed to the Superannuation Fund; and non-contributors were understood to forfeit all claim to retiring allowances. It is generally believed here also that when Mr Hulme's Salary was raised shortly after his appointment from £2,300 to £3000, it was on the express ground that he had no pension to look forward to. It was supposed, therefore, that if a pension were granted to this Gentleman by the Lords of Her Majesty's
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9.
The whole sum thus contributed
£5,083.5.8. is after all inconsiderable when
ared with the pensions lately granted
Compared
by
their Lordships from the local revenue
of this Colony amounting to £ 2644 a
and
before many
-months
year; elapse the Pension
list will reach nearly £5,000 a year, if - their Lordships deal with equal liberality dwith the remaining public Officers of long
Standing who are about to claim retiring
allowances -
10.
This item
of
Pensions hitherto
: unknown will accordingly for the future
form a heavy
- heavy and yearly increasing ~
burden on the resourees
And I
may mention
as
of
the Colony, forming perhaps
Mr ER Mitchen 94 Colonel Caine. 1050 chief qualice Hulme 1500
2644
some slight additional claim on their fordships
liberal consideration that it was never
anticipated here that the bolmy would under
any circumstances have been called upon-
to provide a pension for the late Chief Justice
Mr Hulme, to whom £1300 a
year has
lately been awarded. Mr. Hulme was one of
those who never contributed to the Superannuation.
Fund; and non contributors were understood
·
to forfeit all claim to retiring allowances- It is generally believed here also that when Mr Hulme's Salary was raised shortly after
his appointment from £2,300 to £ 3000. it was on the Express ground
that he had no pension.
to look forward
to . It was supposed, therefore,
that if a pension
were
1 granted to this ~ Gentleman by the Lords of Her Majesty's
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