CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 188

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be absent without

deduction from their

Salaries.

Looking to the climate and the locality of the Colony in respect to its

distance from any healthier British

Possession, I consider

that some relaxation of the existing Rules may with propriety be conceded. Instead,

therefore,

of the annual

six weeks vacation

at present allowed;

I have to authorize you

to grant

to the Civil Servants leave of absence on full Salary for a period of

four months in every

second year, or, should

you consider it a

preferable arrangement

in particular instances,

as where so

long

an

interruption at

various

times in the regular

execution of the duties

of

an

Office would

be attended with inconvenience,

four weeks and three months alternately

might be the periods

of

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J 183 be absent without deduction from their Salaries. Looking to the climate and the locality of the Colony in respect to its distance from any healthier British Possession, I consider that some relaxation of the existing Rules may with propriety be conceded. Instead, therefore, of the annual six weeks vacation at present allowed; I have to authorize you to grant to the Civil Servants leave of absence on full Salary for a period of four months in every second year, or, should you consider it a preferable arrangement in particular instances, as where so long an interruption at various times in the regular execution of the duties of an Office would be attended with inconvenience, four weeks and three months alternately might be the periods of
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J 183 be absent without deduction from their Salaries. Loothing to the climate and the locality of the Colorry in respect to cho distance from any healthier British Possession, I consider that some relaxation of the existing Reeles may with propriety be conceded. Instead therefore refore of the annual six weeks vacation at present allowed; I have to authorize you grant to the le wil Servants leave of absence on fute Salary for a period of four mouths in every second year, or, should you consider it a a, pre= -ferable arrangement inparticular instances, as where so long at arr interruption avarjous times in the regular execution of the duties of a v Office would be atterrded with inconvenimen four weeks and three months alternately might be the periods of
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J

183

be absent without

deduction from their

Salaries.

Loothing to the climate and the locality of the Colorry in respect to cho

distance from any healthier British

Possession, I consider

that some relaxation of the existing Reeles may with propriety be conceded. Instead

therefore

refore of the annual

six weeks vacation

at present allowed;

I have to authorize you

grant

to the le wil Servants leave of absence on fute Salary for a period of

four mouths in every

second year, or, should

you consider it a

a,

pre=

-ferable arrangement

inparticular instances,

as where so

long

at

arr

interruption avarjous

times in the regular

execution of the duties

of

a v

Office would

be

atterrded with inconvenimen

four weeks and three months alternately

might be the periods

of

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