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General Gordon's

Retired

pay

has been earned

partly by Military Service proper, and partly

by Service in a

was seconded.

Civil situation for which he

Under Article 991 of

Warrant of 10 June 18544, Retired pay

earned cannot be issued to a

so long

as he holds

the

40

military

his holding

service proper, only, notwithstanding

a

Civil situation. This alternative

has been offered by the War Office to Major

General Gordon but he has not thought fil

Pay

to

accept

it

Military Officer

a

Civil Situation (such.

any employment

of profit, at home or

abroad,

under a Department

situation being defined to be

of

The State not subject to the Secretary of State

for War, except service with the Army in India).

But under the same Article, such an

may

Officer

be awarded, and with Treasury consent,

and subject to limitations corresponding to those

in the Appropriation Act, 1870, may

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

svelty

be allowed

to draw, the Retired

pay

earned

by

his

military

RF