CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 134

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ENCLOSURE 2

RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Reap 27 MAR 19

Whereas it has been usual to warn officers appointed to the service of this Colony since 1894, on a country possessing a gold standard of currency, that the exchange compensation allowance on If their salaries will be granted to them so long as it is granted to other members of the service, it that the continuance thereof is not guaranteed and is subject to the annual vote of the Council, dit is deemed that such warning is calculated to deter eligible persons from entering the public vice, it is hereby resolved that it is expedient to discontinue such warning in future, and to regard le compensation as a permanent but not as a pensionable emolument.

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