CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 98

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under Section XII of Ordinancer NG

of 1862, but that every Inspector, Sergeant, or Constable, who had __

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completed the full term of service of

ten 200

irs in the Police Force, had

zfears

indefensible title to the

pension

there specified, in other words, thrit the term of services was the only

element to be considered.

;

To this state of things it was

deemed expedient to apply a remedy,

and that remedy is to be found - in the present Ordinance . It became

112 cessory however to regard vested interests and not to deprive any person who had enlisted in the Service under the then existing__

Regulations of any rights which he

hard acquired thereunder. The i exception in Section 1 points to this,

Ideem it however right to

Suggest whether this exception eyout

far enough.

The question substantially is whether a person who has engaged

for five years under Seation IX, and who during that time how committed. no dat which would justify his disningsal, is entitled (the words

of Section XI are shall be at liberty)

to engage himself for a further term of five years.

on the some terms and

conditions and in like manner os

is provided by Spation. IX. Sour