CO129-083 - Public Offices - 1861 — Page 72

- AGEN

In that letter the qualifying clause vit" without leave.

·within the period of three years" is divided tuito two braucher and the last brauch namely that conversant with the limit of time is

i applied to the first antecedent i. E the relinquishing the appointment while the first brauch namely without "leave" is confined to the last antecedent is. E. the quitting the Colony it seems

clear that this is not

very the correct construction

" why not M

The

The only construction

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besides the one Shave above adopted which seems to me to be open is altogether to disconnect the qualifying

words "without leave within

the period of three years." _ from the words "relinquish his appointment as aforesaid : this however cannot be the meaning as it is clear the parties never intended that

any refunding should take. place if Mnr riblett relinquished his appointment after holding it for 50 Years -

For

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