CO129-231 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1887 [1-3] — Page 78

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months' vacation leave and

three months' half pay

to enable him to

go

leave

to

England on urgent private affairs the nature of which

he

explained to me.

One of the reasons

for his going home was the non settlement of the question of his Military Pension, which has been withheld, although he informs

me that he is

he

entitled, under regulations, to draw it, unless the emoluments

of

0 €

of his Civil appointment.

77

amount to three times the

sum

3.

fixed for his

his pension.

I

fear that unless

this question is settled

satisfactorily Major-General Gordon will not return to the Colony. It would, in

my

opinion, be a decided loss to the Service should he take

this step,

as he has

always

given great satisfaction in the performance of any duties

with which he has been

entrusted

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1 months' vacation leave and three months' half pay to enable him to go leave to England on urgent private affairs the nature of which he explained to me. One of the reasons for his going home was the non settlement of the question of his Military Pension, which has been withheld, although he informs me that he is he entitled, under regulations, to draw it, unless the emoluments of 0 of his Civil appointment. 77 amount to three times the sum 3. fixed for his his pension. I fear that unless this question is settled satisfactorily Major-General Gordon will not return to the Colony. It would, in my opinion, be a decided loss to the Service should he take this step, as he has always given great satisfaction in the performance of any duties with which he has been entrusted
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1 months' vacation leave and three months' half pay to enable him to go leave to England on urgent private affairs the nature of which he explained to me. One of the reasons for his going home was the non settlement of the question of his Military Pension, which has been withheld, although h informs. me that he is he entitted, under regulations, to draw it, unless the emoluments of 0 of his Civil appointment. 77 amount to three times the sum 3. fixed for his his pension. J fear that unless this question is settled satisfactorily Major-General Gordon will not return to the Colony. It would, in my opinion, be a decided loss to the Service should he take this step, as he has always given great satisfaction in the performance of any duties - with which he has been- entrusted
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1

months' vacation leave and

three months' half pay

to enable him to

go

leave

to

England on urgent private affairs the nature of which

he

explained to me.

One of the reasons

for his going home was the non settlement of the question of his Military Pension, which has been withheld, although h informs.

me that he is

he

entitted, under regulations, to draw it, unless the emoluments

of

0 €

of his Civil appointment.

77

amount to three times the

sum

3.

fixed for his

his pension.

J

fear that unless

this question is settled

satisfactorily Major-General Gordon will not return to the Colony. It would, in

my

opinion, be a decided loss to the Service should he take

this step,

as he has

always

given great satisfaction in the performance of any duties -

with which he has been-

entrusted

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