CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 260

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be impossible in future for Officers in the Educational Department to obtain in any case more than two months' vacation leave, as they are compelled to take holidays at the prescribed times owing to the Schools being closed." "They will be placed consequently at a great disadvantage as regards the Officers in the Civil Service who are allowed to accumulate vacation leave of two years, in all four months. This is a very important consideration in the case of a Colony so far from England where the cost of passages home and back is so expensive. The application of the rule will render it extremely difficult for Officers of the Educational Department to go home at the end of six years and get the change which is so necessary for Europeans after a residence of that period in this climate. The salaries paid to them are certainly not large,

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258 be impossible in future for Officers in the Educational Department to obtain in any case more than two months' vacation leave, as they are compelled to take holidays at the prescribed times owing to the Schools being closed." "They will be placed consequently at a great disadvantage as regards the Officers in the Civil Service who are allowed to accumulate vacation leave of two years, in all four months. This is a very important consideration in the case of a Colony so far from England where the cost of passages home and back is so expensive. The application of the rule will render it extremely difficult for Officers of the Educational Department to go home at the end of six years and get the change which is so necessary for Europeans after a residence of that period in this climate. The salaries paid to them are certainly not large,
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258 be impossible in future for _ Officers in the Educational Department to obtain in in any case more than two months?. vacation leave, as they are compelled to take holidays s at to the prescribed times owing the Schools being closed." "They at a will be placed consequently great disadvantage as regards the Officers in the Civil Service who are allowed to accumulate vacation leave of two years, in all four months. This is a very in very important consideration of a Colony so far from the case England where the cost passages of home and back is so expensive. The application of the rule will render it extremely difficult for Officers of the Educational Department to go home at the end of six and years. get the change which is so necessary for Europeans after a residence of that period in this climate. The salaries paid to them are cert vertainly not large, and
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be impossible in future for _ Officers in the Educational Department to obtain in

in any

case more than two months?.

vacation leave, as

they

are

compelled to take holidays

s at

to

the prescribed times owing the Schools being closed." "They

at a

will be placed consequently great disadvantage as regards the Officers in the Civil Service who are allowed to accumulate vacation leave of two years, in all four months. This is a

very

in

very important consideration

of a Colony so far from

the case

England where the cost

passages

of

home and back is so

expensive. The application of the rule will render it extremely

difficult for Officers of the Educational Department to go home at the end of six

and

years.

get the change which is so necessary for Europeans after a residence of that period in this climate. The salaries paid to

them are cert

vertainly not large,

and

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