170
Civilians who can afford to pay for good lodging and a generous mode of living.
---H-
Nevertheless, although both those requisites are more essential here for health than in other colonies, their cost would unfortunately exhaust the salaries of nine out of ten of the Civil Officers leaving nothing to retire on except the distant prospect of the pensions offered by clause 8 of the Pension Minute.
19. I see therefore strong reasons for placing Civil Servants here on the same footing as those under Her Majesty's Foreign Office, and though it has hitherto been the custom to treat Her Majesty's Servants under the Colonial Office as Members of an inferior service, I hope juster ideas may be gradually allowed to prevail on that point, and that Your Lordship may see your way to accomplishing the alteration in the Pension Minute which it would appear from the last paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch of the 4th October last had been already suggested to Her Majesty's Treasury.
10. I am aware that such a Concession eventually will involve "an increased expenditure of Colonial funds, but I trust that such expense will be regarded as a primary charge on the Revenue, and that contributions by the Colony to purposes unconnected with its own local wants and reasonable requirements will be postponed till more immediate demands...
>
170
Civilians who can
afford to pay for good.
lodging
and
a
generous
mode
of living.
---H-
Neverthelefo, although both those requisites essential here for health than in
are more
other bolonies, their cost would unfortunately
exhaust the salaries of nine out
of
ten
of the Civil Officers leaving nothing to
Pretire
om
except the distant
prospect of the
pensions offered by clause 8 of the Pension
Minute.
19.
I see
therefore strong
reasons
Civil
Servants here
same
at least
Her Majesty's footing Foreign Office, and
been the custom
for placing.
on the
as those under the
though it has hitherto
custom to treat Her.
Majesty's
#
Servants under the Colonial Office
Members of
aw
as
inferior service, I hope
juster
prevail
ideas
may be gradually
on that point,
Lordship may
see
and that
allowed to
Your
精
your way to accomplishing
---it-
the alteration in the Pension Minute which it would appear from the last paragraph of Your Lordship's despatch of the 4th October last had been already
suggested to Her Majesty's Treasury.
10. I
am aware that such
Concession eventually will involve Z
"an increased expenditure of
bolonial funds, but I trust that such
expense
charge
will be
regarded
as a
primary
on the Revenue, and that contributions by the Colony to purposes
unconnected with its own local wants
and reasonable requirements will be
till more immediate demands
postponed till
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.