CO129-118 - Public Offices - 1866 — Page 340

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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.

337

to commence, a medical certificate dispensed with.

is

To allow a Public Servant to

retire while still able to serve.

but

from whom might not

the

move

efficiently

supposition which might be well founded, that he might at a future period suffer from the effects of climate, would, in the opinion of this Board, have a tendency to substitute a system of Retiring Pensions, after certain

term

of

service, for

the present system

of retirement upon

the

ground of ill-health incapacity, and which their Lordships consider could only be established except under Parliamentary sanction.

I am

further to add that their Lordships have never considered it

necessary, where the service has been rendered in

an

unhealthy climate, to

enforce,

with the

same degree of strictness, the production of medical evidence of permanent unfitness,

as

where the service had been rendered in

this country. They would instance the case of Mr. John Bailey, late Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary at Ceylon, who, though reported by Sir R. Martin to be incapable of rendering any effective service in a tropical climate,

was, in the end,

accepted, as being

of sufficiently good health to, at the moment of his retirement from

the

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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted. 337 to commence, a medical certificate dispensed with. is To allow a Public Servant to retire while still able to serve. but from whom might not the move efficiently supposition which might be well founded, that he might at a future period suffer from the effects of climate, would, in the opinion of this Board, have a tendency to substitute a system of Retiring Pensions, after certain term of service, for the present system of retirement upon the ground of ill-health incapacity, and which their Lordships consider could only be established except under Parliamentary sanction. I am further to add that their Lordships have never considered it necessary, where the service has been rendered in an unhealthy climate, to enforce, with the same degree of strictness, the production of medical evidence of permanent unfitness, as where the service had been rendered in this country. They would instance the case of Mr. John Bailey, late Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary at Ceylon, who, though reported by Sir R. Martin to be incapable of rendering any effective service in a tropical climate, was, in the end, accepted, as being of sufficiently good health to, at the moment of his retirement from the
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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted. 337 to commence, a medical certificate. dispensed with. is To allow a Public Sewant to retire while stile able to serve. but w/rom might not the move efficiently supposition whunt might on well founded, that he might at a future period suffer from the effects of climate, would, in the opinion of this Board, have a tendency to substitut system of Retiring Pensions, after curtain Arm 1 of jand of service, for for the present system retirement upor the ground of illues incapacity, and which illy Lord's consider could out be established except under Parliamentary sanction I am Jave howwer to add that ally. it neufany Lords have never considered it where the service has been rendered in سه Jame unhealthy climate to enforce, with the degree of structures, this production of medical evidence of permanent unfitures. as the service had been rendered in this county. They would mistance the case of Mr. John Bailey Late Priniul apt Colonial Secretary at Ceylon, who though reported by Sir R. Martin to be incapable of rendering any elfectione scurce in a tropical climate was in the en accept, almost of sufficiently good health to at the moment of his retirement from the
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In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.

337

to commence, a medical certificate. dispensed with.

is

To allow a Public Sewant to

retire while stile able to serve.

but

w/rom might not

the

move

efficiently

supposition whunt might on well founded, that he might at a future period suffer from the effects of climate, would, in the opinion of this Board, have a tendency to substitut system of Retiring Pensions, after curtain

Arm

1 of

jand

of service, for

for the present system

retirement upor

the

ground of illues incapacity, and which illy Lord's consider could out be established except under Parliamentary sanction

I am

Jave howwer to add that ally. it neufany

Lords have never considered it

where the service has been rendered in

سه

Jame

unhealthy climate to

enforce,

with the

degree of structures, this production of medical evidence of permanent unfitures.

as

the service had been rendered in

this county. They would mistance the case of Mr. John Bailey Late Priniul apt Colonial Secretary at Ceylon, who though reported by Sir R. Martin to be incapable of rendering any elfectione scurce in a tropical climate

was in the en

accept, almost

of sufficiently good health to at the moment of his retirement from

the

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