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of Correspondence (all matters, which, with all due respect, I submit are irrelevant to the "personal" side of the case as dealt with in 1911) I heard nothing whatever about my applica- tion until I wrote the following minute to the Hon.D.P.W.
on 3rd April last, a few days before my departure for England.
"Re your minute of 13.2.14 to the Colonial Secretary forward-
ing my letter of same date, as I en leaving for home on Tues-
"day morning, 7th instant, I would be much obliged if I could
*be informed before I go of how the matter stands." The reply
received from the Colonial Secretary was as follows:-
"Wood's application has been submitted to the Secretary of
"State" I was unaware of how matters actually stood, hence
my enquiry made to you on 27th April on my arrival here.
Since 1911 I have been under the belief, as I have here stated,
that in the absence of promotion to a post of not less than £720
pensionable salary, I would be placed in that position by
being given the maximum pensionable allowance of £120 per
amum. I eamestly hope that a further reference to the
papers bearing on my case may be made which may satisfy MI
Secretary Harcourt that all the favourable circumstances
which influenced his decision in 1911 to grant a personal
pensionable allowance hold good to-day. The only conceivable
further circumstance which I can imagine could have been
stipulated for when the second increment of 250 was named in
the 1911 despatches to bring my maximum personal and pension-
able allowance up to £720 per annum was the condition that I
was still in the same position". That condition has so far
been fulfilled, and unless promotion (after 23 years' service)
can now be given to me I earnestly pmy that the second in-
orement may be sanctioned.
Only recently an officer on the clerical staff, much
Junior to myself, was preferred and promoted to Zanzibar,
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