CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 458

Straits Pension Regs,

&

the provise to

am

the clause was intended to deprive officer of the right to clann addn, for. P. 2. where those qualns.

had been in a

great

any.

measure obtained

in the public service. (see passage

sked

on

h.26

thar, $of desp

of pointed enclosure in

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The question is,

Setarts). 14778787 bounds. Rumsey

в

Avas

"transferred to the

service of the colony from

H. M's Naval

Military sexince", having regard

the fact that he was

direct (age 11720/02).

not transferred

I submit

to

however that we are entitled to interpret

this rule with some

it's intention was

an Bx-

latitude

though the clause

ion at least

as well as

けろと

Jconstruction

straits,

Anyhow

446 437

may

not have been

happily worded, it bears that construct

struction,

biginity

the other con

that where there is arn -

are

liberty to go back

to the draftsmand for enlightenment,

we have in the case

ladot down in

that the rule meano

Unfortunately

A above.

authority

Raw

doop on 3 5 2 6

the drafts on 14778/87

4 35268/00, but I have you

to

will now

yours

reconsider the views im

I allow that the D.fS.

be able

minute above,

35268700

desh. on

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rightly advised.

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y that as

clearly to prevent

naval officer from claiming

of the

35268/60

what I

ao at

mo

legal

PQ. we

shd. lay

down

that bommar

has no

claim to

addition

amy

Rumsey

3. If however he is entitled to

I still think he is only

addn. of 2 you, for the

any entitled to

addition,

season?

JJ will be seen Straits

that the

fr.

following

par. 5 of dest on

14778/87

present wording of the rule was devised

with the express intention of providing

that the addn.

on

to be made was

to deford

the position of the post to wh he

wras

first apped, & not on that fr wh. he finally retired, and I submit that

A

15

hur Cox

1.

I assumed

With see, and to the particules case of Commander Ruminy, insuriting my

first minuti, that it was considered that he did not within the proviso to clarse 3(2) of the Prusion Minuli.

Corne The axe

1--0

it would

of the word "traumfined" is perhaps unfortunate. appres at frist back to point to direct transfer. But, on considering the matter carefully, I cannot see any

m

reasmette garend

which a retired militurgy or naval offices should be build sutitled officer Frano me directly from the

to benefits not accorded to an

f

military or naval service of the Crown to the Colonial service. Moreover, pary of our desp. on 14778/8, makes it clear that the

intention of the proviso

to exclude all militare, & navel Affair when protessional qualifications have been in a

red in the public servic think it is "pity that this intention

mea ours are

great

Eat the

not

ian17

clearly