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the existing Pension Minute were entitled

to pensions, i.e. Officers on the Fixed

Establishment drawing not less than £30

per annum, whereas all the Officers in

question were drawing less than £30, ex-

cept one and he was not on the Fixed Es-

apparently

tablishment, so that they had no absolute

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claim to any Retiring Allowance. I do not wish to questio

3 I hope to address you shortly in

regard to the provisions of Clauses 1 (2)

of the Revised

and 15 of the Draft Pension Minute en-

A

closed in your Despatch No 43 of 7th Feb.

1888 under which annual compassionate al-

lowances or in certain circumstances

gratuities may in future be granted to

such Officers on the Temporary Establish-

ment or on the Fixed Establishment draw-

ing less than $240 a year;

4. In some of the cases reported in

the Despatchy under acknowledgment the

ground of retirement is simply given as

the propriety of granting these particular gratuities, for which there may

have been special

but I

reasons,

merel mention the point for gune future puidance, pending the issue

of this Revised Pansen Mements.

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old age; and I think it desirable to

suggest that where Officers have no

absolute claim to superannuation, the

age of 55 alone should not without

regard to health and capacity to earn

a livelihood be held to constitute a

claim to a gratuity or compassionate

allowance.

I have &c.

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