CO129-404 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [10-12] — Page 142

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Instructions referred to on page 1

[C. S. 0.2888] (A. 132.)

138

COLONIAL PENSIONS, &c.

If this Paper of Particulare and the Certificates connected with it be not sent in original, the copios

must be duly attested.

Head 1. of Paper-In the case of au Officer serving on the West Coast of Afries, a statement is to be added whet

he is a native of that Coast. (Colonial Regulations § 430)

Head 3-State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended, viz, Superannuation. Compensat

Compassionate Allowance, or firatuity, and its amount. In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pense in respect of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to t authority under which the claim is sisade.

Head 5—If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or af the number of years and months, and the cauus, dates and circumstànces of the break or breaks should be stated heading 9.

Head 6-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Silary, or in the class from which he retires, for the months immediately before the date of his retirement, the actuai annual rate of Salary or Wages at that late she be inserted, preceded by the word "actual". In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for th 36 months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average", but if the whol period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.

Head 7.--A separate statement should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately prevedi,

retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the pension or Gratuity,

Whenever the value of a House or House Allowance, so ascertained, exces is one-sixth of the salary and o emoluments, which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall |- exceed one-seventh of the whole.

Fees which an Officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 mouth next preceding the Officer's retiremen These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerataj by Fees. No. deduction, however, from the Fees should be inade in respect of Office Expensus provided from Pub Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Paper of "Particulars" when fei warded to the Colonial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, shou the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c, in each of the throt years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satis. themselves of the accuracy of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Office. In the case of Offe receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension i poses to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to venut Pension purposes during any périod in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Pulis Service.

Head -In cases of infirmity if the Applicant is holow the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to

furnished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, s that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.

In case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Officers, of whom at least should, if possible, he a Saluried Officer of Government.

Head 9-As to "broken" service «ce Head 5.

If the Applicant has had any “acting" service the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or id: " during the "acting" service, he was connected with permanent Civil Service of the Colony.

Head 11.—If in special circumstances, & professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have "private practice“ withoutį

forfeiting his claim to Pension. the facts are to be fully stated

Head 14.—If the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, thel-

facts should be fully stated.

PARTICULARS required to be furnished in reference to Persons recommended for Superannuation, Compensation or Compassionate Allowances, or Ciratuities on retirement. (In filling up this l'aper refer to the Instructions mu pege 1.)

1. Name of Applicant.

Frances

Alfred...Cooper...

Samiun Directer of Public Hork.

2. Office or Situation

3. Recommended for Peusion.

4. Age

3. Service in Years and Months

6. Annual Salary or Wages

7. Emoluments....

9. years, 5 monchs and 22.

of $.12.30:25-

2 days.

X

Actual 6660:-

Total amount of Salary or Wages and Emoluments on which?« b000.

Superannuation, &c., is clained,...

- Cause of Retirement...

9. Dates of Commencement and Termination of the several Appointments held by Applicant, with their Emoluments, distinguishing Salary from other Allowances and specifying such Allowances,

Title of Appointment.

Date of Commence. ment.

Bate

Annual Allowances. of Termination. Salary.

Nature

Ac.

& Allowances.

*.

Janetary Departinent 15.11.87 12.5.90 $3000.-

$6288.- For chair cooles

Justice of to refund 9 6.88 23.5.89 boo-#288- Ireshector Becildings Public Works Department

Acting

Assistant

} 24.5.6

Surveyor General 24.5.89 12.5.90 1680.- #288.- Resident Engineer, Water,

and Drainage Department § 13.5.90 9.10.91 5400.- When an average of Haber Dercolor of Public Hocks 10.10.91 6.5.97

Head 19.—The length of service and other particulars of the eputation are to he given. When an average of Salary

&c., is taken the mode of calculating it (whether by months, &c.,) is to be explained.

1) 0 Beers having join 4 the servicp befoga 1st Juin 1937, are cutitb-3 : draw their pension in England st the -

of 3/91, the dolar: others who joined later to 2'-tas A Baz,

(2) talian. having jond the pertva

below 23ri Juss, den, aldustes perum in India are entirled to exchan R 200 be every lau

at the rate of H. 227 for every 31u 4 others who joined sever to

288.-

6660.-

480-

Conveyance Allowance

6 of

[C. O. D. No. ?}] # attached to PWD. in conjunction evich the dulees

Sanitary burveyor and paid from M.

PWD.