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In March last [4982% ] came home Braft

Persin Minute no. 4 which

is still under consideration in this Office.

In may last (despi-

8097/88

Answere]

by the present desp.) Lord Kuntsford wrote (par. 4) that Lord (uruarve

bevar not to be

promise of Jan. 1856

taken retrospectivel

so that taking

88 togethe

the S. fstates desp. of Ort. 86 + May 28 the promise of Lord Carnarvon is only traffeleg to half pay leave taken between 1876 t

1886

But Mr. Revend

think that we are more or

Lord Carnarvon's more,

now seems t

less bound by favourable

interpretation of the promise in das when desp. on 5855%, he approved a draft

in 5855/76

Rule which did not make the newsule

nom. retrospective.

A

I think we are not.

bound by any alone has in any bound by anything begund the original

which

promise whe

been really published.

As to what the practice has been, judging

Passen

from Marshi's & Wharry's Prusin par (in 6604 & 1520/55) it

top

rule simply to allow all leave bu full, an

Comment in

fiver of

200

became

particulars

are

the total leave taken includty so that neither the leave)-

pincation leave

sextinctions of

Lord Carmarion's original nor that of the Draft 1896 Menite appear to be applied.

desp

In Thomsett's case we raised the fount with the result at present / cutting doin his persin, & if we adhere to the decision that they promise in 1876arly applies to the period

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& which in

mare severe

than Col.

Reff: 102

as it now. Stand

I think

altezethan. We

MINUTE PAPER.

addition

between 1876 & 1886, there will be no change=

of pension due to Thumsett.

If again we

apply the last clause Monier 11876

of Lord Carnarvons test thietty

well

as the first clause, it will seriously affect Six S. Phillippo's pensin

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of his last leave ca

ver

likes

ar

nt at all

affect M. Prices

& it will similar affect

pensim ultimately, if an has been suggested

be

comes lens an

leave,

with a view t

When

recovering his health, bort after getting

some extensions

a

the ground of

health

little

ultimated retires in this country. On the whole I think that verz injustice would be caused by denouncing

mit it to this altogether Lord Carnarvon's promise (subject

1876-1886

Ricett

has the most

Mpett

as it was to the inclusion

which alone in

of vacation leave

Hugking may amount to one sixth of resident service) so far as

Existing

teine

member of the service are Concerned - observing at same that it is of con

Course for late to revise

Insions alreadz granted but it does not appear clear that within it was ever properly (in all its entires) afflied been applied to Pensions recently granted. If however it is decided to adhere in it remains some degree to the prom rendent

service

words include period of vacation leave or not.

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