CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6] — Page 412

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Officers drawing salaries not exceeding £300 per annum, who are prepared to accept their dismissal without reference to the Secretary of State.

Jan

As in this instance I am satisfied, that Public Officers placed in the same position as Mr. Prow, would be glad that, without the long delay occasioned by reference to England, their connection with the Service should cease at the earliest possible date, that they might seek other employment.

Until, however, your lordship has had time to come to a decision upon the case submitted, they should properly stay in the Colony where, as a rule, they are without means of obtaining a living. Thus the punishment which is inflicted on them by Government is aggravated to such an extent that an Officer becomes an object of public charity, and harm is thereby done to the Service in lieu of the good effect of prompt justice.

I have referred to

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Officers drawing salaries not exceeding £300 per annum, who are prepared to accept their dismissal without reference to the Secretary of State. Jan As in this instance I am satisfied, that Public Officers placed in the same position as Mr. Prow, would be glad that, without the long delay occasioned by reference to England, their connection with the Service should cease at the earliest possible date, that they might seek other employment. Until, however, your lordship has had time to come to a decision upon the case submitted, they should properly stay in the Colony where, as a rule, they are without means of obtaining a living. Thus the punishment which is inflicted on them by Government is aggravated to such an extent that an Officer becomes an object of public charity, and harm is thereby done to the Service in lieu of the good effect of prompt justice. I have referred to
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Officers- drawing salaries not

exceeding

£300 per

annum, -

who are prepared to accept their dismissal without

reference to the Secretary of

State..

Jan

As in this instance satisfied, that Priblic Officers placed in the position

same

as Mr. Priow, would be glad that, without the long delay

Occasioned

buy

r.ference to England, their

connection with the Service

should cease

at the earliest

possible date, that they

might seek other employment-

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(

408

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has had time to come to a

decision upon

the

cased

submitted, they should properly stay in the Colony where as a rule they

of obtaining

are without means

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living. Thus

the punishment which is

inflicted Government is

such

on them

by

the

aggravated

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Officer

an extent that an

becomes an

objeat of publie

charity, and harm is thereby

done to the Service in lien

good effect of prompt

of

the

justice.

b..

I have

referred

to

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