CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 479

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3. I am aware that there are no regulations touching upon the question whether service prior to 1862 can count towards pension, but I am of the opinion that s. 27 of Ord. 9 of 1862 implies that constables serving at the date of the Ordinance who had not contributed to the Police Superannuation Fund were not entitled to count their past service for the purpose of claiming pensions under that Ordinance, and s. 37 of that and later ordinances explicitly repeated this.

4. I do not desire to create an inconvenient precedent by granting the special pension awarded to Abbas.

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I am directed to refer to your letter dated the 6th April last, directing that the Police Pensions Regulations approved by the Secretary of State should be followed, and to remind you in accordance that the discretion in the matter under the Ordinance should not be exercised except in very exceptional cases, and then only subject to the special sanction of the Secretary of State. 3. I am aware that there are no regulations touching upon the question whether service prior to 1862 can count towards pension, but I am of the opinion that s. 27 of Ord. 9 of 1862 implies that constables serving at the date of the Ordinance who had not contributed to the Police Superannuation Fund were not entitled to count their past service for the purpose of claiming pensions under that Ordinance, and s. 37 of that and later ordinances explicitly repeated this. 4. I do not desire to create an inconvenient precedent by granting the special pension awarded to Abbas. Page 54 [on 516,85/27]

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amount of any particular Police Pensim, I desire

to refer zu

my deep.

no. 49o6th April last

directing that the Polen

Pensions Regulations approved by the Sec. of State should be sheets followed, and to remind Im accordings that

the

Swemons al discretion

in the mette under the Ord In this not be cxercised Except

in very exceptimally

Casex, and

then only

subject to the special

sanction of

The Lee. of State.

that

3. Iam aware

art

there no regulations touching upon this

[on 516,85/27]

question whether

the happy favo

Vervice prior to 1862

can count toward Jensin, but I am pinion that s. 27 of

Ord. 9 of 1862 implies that constable, serving

at the date of the Ordi who had not antributes to the Police Superannu

ation Fund were

not

Entitled to count their

past service for

Jurpose of claiming

pensions under that Ard" and 0.37 of that and later orden explicitly repeated is

the

4. I do not don

Pdo

marish

to create an incouvement

precedent by ethering

the special Jensing

awarded to Abbas, al

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