CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 326

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Sme. Sewrie, it not being uncommon for Naval and Military Officers to receive a post under a Colonial Government whilst drawing remuneration from the Imperial, as for example, the case of Captain's Ducat and Dempster, who drew pay from the Superintendency & Stonning Cove; and of Messrs Thomsett and the late Mr King-Barbon &c., one being in receipt, I believe, of retired pay and the other having commuted his on entering Colonial service; that the leave granted to Officers in the Colonial Service is a reward to themselves of Regulation leave to visit their native land from want of the necessary funds to pay their passage to and fro England, some consideration may justly be shown them when the opportunity occurs to them to improve their livelihood to their personal profit; and that the principle involved in an Officer's employing his leisure to his own advantage seems to me to be one to which the existing Government of Great Britain is not averse if I have rightly understood the following words (Annex I) in an English paper "that it is not an incentive to future services, and when subject to approval, where no extra expense to Government, is incurred, it is not considered that any hardship is inflicted: that in the Case of English Officers, receiving such salaries as I was in receipt of at this time, it being inferred from a Despatch of July 1880," the principle which should guide us is that "the employer, and, consequently, not the State, has any right to interfere with the leisure occupations of its Servants, unless those leisure occupations interfere with the due discharge of their duty in the Public Service." Should the Officers avail themselves...

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Sme. Sewrie, it not being uncommon for Naval and Military Officers to receive a post under a Colonial Government whilst drawing remuneration from the Imperial, as for example, the case of Captain's Ducat and Dempster, who drew pay from the Superintendency & Stonning Cove; and of Messrs Thomsett and the late Mr King-Barbon &c., one being in receipt, I believe, of retired pay and the other having commuted his on entering Colonial service; that the leave granted to Officers in the Colonial Service is a reward to themselves of Regulation leave to visit their native land from want of the necessary funds to pay their passage to and fro England, some consideration may justly be shown them when the opportunity occurs to them to improve their livelihood to their personal profit; and that the principle involved in an Officer's employing his leisure to his own advantage seems to me to be one to which the existing Government of Great Britain is not averse if I have rightly understood the following words (Annex I) in an English paper "that it is not an incentive to future services, and when subject to approval, where no extra expense to Government, is incurred, it is not considered that any hardship is inflicted: that in the Case of English Officers, receiving such salaries as I was in receipt of at this time, it being inferred from a Despatch of July 1880," the principle which should guide us is that "the employer, and, consequently, not the State, has any right to interfere with the leisure occupations of its Servants, unless those leisure occupations interfere with the due discharge of their duty in the Public Service." Should the Officers avail themselves... 324 I made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors (e.g., "recupy" to "receive", "Serrie" to "Service", "rewando" to "reward", "bioure" to "leisure", "adräntage" to "advantage", "rist" to "rightly", "Amex" to "Annex", "inflicted:" to "inflicted:"). 2. Fixed spacing issues (e.g., removed extra spaces, added missing spaces). 3. Rejoined broken sentences. 4. Corrected minor punctuation errors. 5. Preserved original paragraph structure and content. 6. Maintained the original text's tone and style. 7. Output in HTML format using tags.
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A. Sme. Sewrie, it not being uncommon for Raval and Military Officers to recupy a port under. a Colonial Government whilst drawing remuneration from the Imperial, Ad for chample, the case of Captain's Ducat and Dempeter, who trew pay from the Superintendency & Stoughing Gave; and of mest Thomsett and the Even Mas Kang-Barbon & Dopl., of The one being in receipt, I believe, of retires hay and the the hiuring commuted his on intering Colonial ferries: that the leave fronted an Jias in the Colonial Serrie is a rewando themselves of Regulation leave to, teit their native land from want of the necessary 324 fundis o pay their passager to and fro England, come consideration may justly be shown them when the opportunity occure to them to their live employ of Pacation to their personal profit; Aud that the principle invloed Au th Officeré employing his bioure to to his own adräntage, seemas be me to which the existing Gor ernment of Great Britain is not hatile if I have rist Mir= understood the following word (Amex I) in C English paper fr part not a incentive 6 future servies, and when subject & non approval, where no extra expense 1st Arrow なんかい Government, expor hardship the 16 inflicted: that in the Case of English Offcere, musing such salari at I was in Aeceipt of at this time, it being inferible of July 1880," the principle which Should Guide 100 is that to employer, and, "Consequently, not the State, has any right to interfere with the leisure rccupations of its Servante, unlear those leveure recupations interfere with, the due discharge. of their duty in the Public Deurice Should the alle 6 avail. -themselves
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Sme. Sewrie, it not being

uncommon for Raval and Military Officers to recupy a port under. a Colonial Government whilst drawing remuneration from the Imperial,

Ad

for chample, the case of

Captain's Ducat and Dempeter, who trew pay from the Superintendency & Stoughing Gave; and of mest Thomsett and the Even

Mas Kang-Barbon & Dopl.,

of

The

one being

in receipt, I believe, of retires

hay

and the the hiuring commuted

his on intering Colonial ferries:

that the leave fronted

an

Jias

in the Colonial Serrie is a rewando

themselves of Regulation leave to, teit their native land from

want of

the necessary

324

fundis

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opportunity occure to them to

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Aud

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Officeré employing his bioure to to his own adräntage, seemas

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to employer, and, "Consequently, not the State, has any right

to interfere with the leisure rccupations of its Servante, unlear those leveure recupations interfere with, the due discharge. of their duty in the Public Deurice

Should the

alle 6 avail.

-themselves

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