CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 125

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"the ordinary age for retirement, viz:

and to the cost paragraph regard Bab not find in Regulations the w the ago any of the Colonial age of 55 laid down age for retirement not has that veen the ordinary my experience. that my etan one for schrevent am therefore led to conclude whrament is considered devirabic for the purpose of re.. - organizing the Medical Departurent. I was desirous of completing my 25 years service as I pointed out in an interview appointed by the Secretary of State with one of his Private secretaries. The result of which was the receipt of the letter 1: 2589/90 dated 18th February ultimo in which I am granted a further year's service, conditionally on my accepting the Secretary of State's terms.

L ane the expiration of that year's service and the two months' privilege leave to which I am entitled I shall have served the Colony twenty-years and one-three-twenty-five months' actual service, wanting but sixteen months to complete twenty-five years.

My retirement being my ut being considered pecawary in the interest of the Colony, my i ees being exceptional in that I completed nearly 22 years continuous service, it not being possible for me to comply with the Colonial Office Regulations regarding leave, owing to the difficulty of finding a substitute to do my duty while on long leave, and having from the same cause to abandon my privilege leave during that time, and over three years half-pay leave being due to me. Also in consideration of the exceptional hard work of over several years of my service, not counting that during the Plague and epidemics of smallpox, I humbly petition that I may be considered favourably.

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121 "the ordinary age for retirement, viz: and to the cost paragraph regard Bab not find in Regulations the w the ago any of the Colonial age of 55 laid down age for retirement not has that veen the ordinary my experience. that my etan one for schrevent am therefore led to conclude whrament is considered devirabic for the purpose of re.. - organizing the Medical Departurent. I was desirous of completing my 25 years service as I pointed out in an interview appointed by the Secretary of State with one of his Private secretaries. The result of which was the receipt of the letter 1: 2589/90 dated 18th February ultimo in which I am granted a further year's service, conditionally on my accepting the Secretary of State's terms. L ane the expiration of that year's service and the two months' privilege leave to which I am entitled I shall have served the Colony twenty-years and one-three-twenty-five months' actual service, wanting but sixteen months to complete twenty-five years. My retirement being my ut being considered pecawary in the interest of the Colony, my i ees being exceptional in that I completed nearly 22 years continuous service, it not being possible for me to comply with the Colonial Office Regulations regarding leave, owing to the difficulty of finding a substitute to do my duty while on long leave, and having from the same cause to abandon my privilege leave during that time, and over three years half-pay leave being due to me. Also in consideration of the exceptional hard work of over several years of my service, not counting that during the Plague and epidemics of smallpox, I humbly petition that I may be considered favourably.
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121 # "the prdinary age for rehtaart, viz: and to the cost paragraphe regard Bab not find in Regulations the w the ago any of the Colonial age of 55 laid down age for retirement not has that veen the ordinary my experience. that my etan one for schrevent am therefore led to conclude whrament is considered devirabic for the purpose of re.. - organizing the Medical Departurent. I was desirous of compiching my 25 years service as I ported out in an interview appointed by the ccretary of the with one of ai Private secretaries. The result of whien was the receipt of the letter 1: 2589/90 dated 18th February athing in which ultimo I am granted a further years service, conditionally on my accepting the de- cretary of States terus. L ane the expiration of that year's months privilege service and the two months. Leave leave to which I am entitled I shall have served the Colony twenty- yeare and Weight 1-three- twenty- Kuce monte acfull servico wanking but sitten mouths to compâte tom of toenty-five yours. My ressement being my ut being considered. pecawary a in the interest of the Colony, my i ees being exceptional in heat I completed nearly 22 years years continal service, it not being possible for me to - comply with the Colonial Office Regu - Cahors of finding a substitute to do my -duty while on u long. lave and having! from the same cause to abandon neares act my privilege leave, during that time. and over three years half pay leave being. shit due to me. Aso in consideration. of the exceptional hard work of over se- Perfect years of my service, not count: that during the Peague. wing poy and spidemics of imvall= Du have grounds I humbly Wat I may petition Wat I be corwidered at úavú a L
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"the

prdinary age for rehtaart, viz:

and to the cost paragraphe

regard

Bab

not find in

Regulations the

w the

ago

any of the Colonial

age of

55 laid down

age for retirement not has that

veen the ordinary

my experience.

that my

etan

one for schrevent

am therefore led to conclude

whrament is considered devirabic

for the purpose of re..

- organizing the

Medical Departurent. I was desirous of compiching my 25 years service as I

ported out in

an interview appointed

by the ccretary of the with one of ai Private secretaries. The result of whien was the receipt of the letter 1: 2589/90 dated 18th February athing in which

ultimo I am granted a further years service, conditionally on my accepting the de- cretary of States terus.

L

ane the expiration of that year's

months privilege

service and the two months.

Leave

leave to which I am entitled I shall

have served the Colony twenty-

yeare and

Weight

1-three-

twenty- Kuce

monte acfull servico

wanking but sitten mouths to compâte

tom of toenty-five yours.

My ressement being

my

ut being considered.

pecawary a in the interest of the Colony,

my

i ees being exceptional in heat I completed nearly 22 years

years continal service, it not being possible for

me to

-

comply with the Colonial Office Regu - Cahors of finding a substitute to do my

-duty while on

u long.

lave and

having!

from the same cause to abandon neares

act

my privilege leave, during that time.

and over three

years half pay leave being.

shit due to me. Aso

in consideration.

of the exceptional hard work of over se-

Perfect

years of my service, not count: that during the

Peague.

wing poy and

spidemics of imvall=

Du have grounds I humbly Wat I may

petition Wat I

be corwidered at

úavú a

L

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