CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 444

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to take leave under two years from now, if then, and that I shall look then, for such extension of my full pay leave, as will enable me to make the fullest use of the opportunities of obtaining instruction and information, that the Secretary of State desires to place at my disposal, without infringing on the complete freedom from work, that alone will enable me to derive full benefit from my holiday. I think the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has recently had granted him such special privileges, to enable him the better to qualify for his duties.

With reference to the other condition, imposed on my acceptance of the office of Postmaster General that I should not look for or expect any acting appointments to other offices, during the next five years, may I be permitted to call special attention to the peculiar nature of the limitation, and to its probable practical results in my case.

I agree that it is undesirable in itself that the Postmaster General, should be liable to be taken away from his work to fill up any temporary vacancy in higher offices, I think that in the interests of the Colony the Postmaster General, should remain in that appointment as long as possible, and that he should be compensated for the absence of promotion to better paid appointments whether acting or permanent, by periodical increases of his salary.

There could be no objection to an officer filling the office of Postmaster General.

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440 to take leave under two years from now, if then, and that I shall look then, for such extension of my full pay leave, as will enable me to make the fullest use of the opportunities of obtaining instruction and information, that the Secretary of State desires to place at my disposal, without infringing on the complete freedom from work, that alone will enable me to derive full benefit from my holiday. I think the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has recently had granted him such special privileges, to enable him the better to qualify for his duties. 3. With reference to the other condition, imposed on my acceptance of the office of Postmaster General that I should not look for or expect any acting appointments to other offices, during the next five years, may I be permitted to call special attention to the peculiar nature of the limitation, and to its probable practical results in my case. 4. I agree that it is undesirable in itself that the Postmaster General, should be liable to be taken away from his work to fill up any temporary vacancy in higher offices, I think that in the interests of the Colony the Postmaster General, should remain in that appointment as long as possible, and that he should be compensated for the absence of promotion to better paid appointments whether acting or permanent, by periodical increases of his salary. There could be no objection to an officer filling the office of Postmaster General.

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440 to take leave under two years from now, if then, and that I shall look then, for such extension of my full pay leave, as will enable me to make the fullest use of the opportunities of obtaining instruction and informa- tion, that the Secretary of State desires to place at my disposal, without infringing on the complete freedon from work, that alone will enable me to derive full benefit from my holiday I think the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has recently had granted him such special privileges, to enable him the better to qualify for his duties. } 3. With reference to the other condition, imposed on my acceptance of the office of Postmaster General that I should not look for or expect any acting appointments to other offices, during the next five years, may I be permitted to call special attention to the peculiar nature of the limitation, and to its probable practical results in my case. 4. I agree that it is undesirable in itself that the Postmaster General, should be liable to be taken away from his work to fill up any temporary vacancy in higher offices, I think that in the interests of the Colony the Postmaster General, should remain in that ppointment as long as possible, and that he should be pensated for the absence of promotion to better paid pointments whether acting or permanent, by periodical creases of his salary. There could be no objection to officer filling the office of Postmastɔ

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to take leave under two years from now, if then, and that I shall look then, for such extension of my full pay leave, as will enable me to make the fullest use of the opportunities of obtaining instruction and informa- tion, that the Secretary of State desires to place at my disposal, without infringing on the complete freedon from work, that alone will enable me to derive full benefit from my holiday I think the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has recently had granted him such special privileges, to enable him the better to qualify for his duties.

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With reference to the other condition, imposed

on my acceptance of the office of Postmaster General that I should not look for or expect any acting appointments to other offices, during the next five years, may I be permitted to call special attention

to the peculiar nature of the limitation, and to its probable practical results in my case.

I agree that it is undesirable in itself that the Postmaster General, should be liable to be taken away from his work to fill up any temporary vacancy in higher offices, I think that in the interests of the Colony the Postmaster General, should remain in that ppointment as long as possible, and that he should be pensated for the absence of promotion to better paid pointments whether acting or permanent, by periodical creases of his salary.

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