CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 377

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(Copy) Mimite by the Meuble Auditor Genial.

conceive that it was his intention

to make my case a solitary exoption and to deprive me of 1/2 Salary when actually ronte from England Strust that Your Excellency will order payment of the 1/2 Salary according to the Colonial Regulations : viz: from the date of embarkation from Dover on the 25th of March to meet at Alexandria the Mail

on the

leaving Southampton 217 of March. -

(Signed), J. G. Austin,

May 18th 1868. (True Copy)

. Garamina Auran

Colonial Secretary.

An Officer coming out to

Phong thông

où aw

original appoints

- ment is entitled to half salary

during the voyage . If coming by Southampton the voyage counts from the date of departure of the Stewmer . If coming via

Marseilles the date cannot be so easily fixed because to avoid the rish of loss of passage by delays

or break-down and the inconcumince

of so long or land journey without stopparges, the Officer is obliged to

leave England somewhat in

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