CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 424

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Lokal

We have never had one of the party papers of particulars for ordinary civil servants. I do not feel at all sure that that figure has been correctly arrived at.

It is certainly curious why he should have been allowed to continue to draw his Police Good Conduct pay after leaving the Police. But in calculating pension, I always avoid going back to the previous reasons why a man did or did not get certain allowances, but count his retiring allowance on what he had got.

My idea of the position is that he was transferred in 20/02/86 to the ordinary civil service, that he only served a short time in his new capacity, he broke down in health and as a Civil servant under the rules should have been retired as pertaining to that service; they could easily have paid his passage home as an advance, and it would be deducted from his pension; but I am not sure that as a civil servant dating from before 1871 he would not be entitled to a free passage home on retirement.

But this is practically to reverse what was settled in 1898; so that perhaps it is simpler to inform him, W.W. Grey, that a further report on his case has been received from the Governor, but that as it appears he was allowed to receive the full cost of his passage home, though he had left the Police, the Secretary of State for the Colonies is not prepared to reopen the question of the amount of the retiring allowance which had been awarded to him under the Police Rule.

Forward to Colonial Office, R.24/12

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Lokal We have never had one of the party papers of particulars for ordinary civil servants. I do not feel at all sure that that figure has been correctly arrived at. It is certainly curious why he should have been allowed to continue to draw his Police Good Conduct pay after leaving the Police. But in calculating pension, I always avoid going back to the previous reasons why a man did or did not get certain allowances, but count his retiring allowance on what he had got. My idea of the position is that he was transferred in 20/02/86 to the ordinary civil service, that he only served a short time in his new capacity, he broke down in health and as a Civil servant under the rules should have been retired as pertaining to that service; they could easily have paid his passage home as an advance, and it would be deducted from his pension; but I am not sure that as a civil servant dating from before 1871 he would not be entitled to a free passage home on retirement. But this is practically to reverse what was settled in 1898; so that perhaps it is simpler to inform him, W.W. Grey, that a further report on his case has been received from the Governor, but that as it appears he was allowed to receive the full cost of his passage home, though he had left the Police, the Secretary of State for the Colonies is not prepared to reopen the question of the amount of the retiring allowance which had been awarded to him under the Police Rule. Forward to Colonial Office, R.24/12 77 R22/17/07

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! Lokal We have never had one of the party paken of particulan for ordinary civil servants, 4. I do not feel at all sure that that ficum has been concetty arrived at _ It is certainly curious why he should have been allowed to continue to draw his Police Good conduct pay after leaving the Police : but in calculating pension I always avoid going back to the prestions why man did ordid not get certain Unoumants, but count his retiring allowance on what he kid get_ My idea of the position in that he was transferred in 20620/86 to the ordinary civil service, that the he only served a shot time in his new capacity, he broke down in health Ashould as a Civil servant under the rules have bea retired as pertaining to that service; they could csily have Band his passage home as an advance, thund it would be deducted from his pension; but I am not some that as a civil servant dating from before 1871 he would not be entitled to Rothi's peassage homesh retirement. But this is practically to reverse what was settled B 6$98; so that perhaps it is simpler to inform him WW-Grey that & further report on his case has been received from the Gove, but that as it applans he was allowed to receive Refall cost of his hassage home, tho' he had left the Police, for 24. Holland 419 is not prepared to reopen the pucation of the an most of the retining allowance which had been awarded them under the Police Kule. Forefly atome Rm 24/12 77 R22/17/07

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Lokal

We have never had one of the party paken of particulan for ordinary civil servants, 4. I do not feel at all sure that that ficum has been concetty arrived at _

It is certainly curious why he should have been allowed to continue to draw his

Police Good conduct pay after leaving the Police : but

in calculating pension I always avoid going back to the prestions why

man did ordid

not get certain Unoumants, but count his retiring

allowance on

what he kid get_

My idea of the position in that he was transferred in 20620/86 to the ordinary civil service, that the he only served a shot time in his new capacity, he broke down in health Ashould

as a Civil servant under the rules

have bea retired as

pertaining to that service; they could csily have Band his passage home as an advance, thund it would be deducted from his pension; but I am not some that as a civil servant dating from before 1871 he would not be entitled to Rothi's peassage homesh retirement.

But this is practically to reverse what

was settled

6$98; so that perhaps it is simpler

to inform him WW-Grey that & further report on his case has been received from the Gove, but that as it applans he was

allowed to receive Refall cost of his hassage home, tho' he had left the Police, for 24. Holland

419

is not prepared to reopen the pucation of the an most of the retining allowance which had been

awarded them under the Police Kule.

Forefly

atome

Rm 24/12

77 R22/17/07

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