CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 633

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My dear Page Croft,

629

This correspondence is entirely to your references.

January 31st 1921.

I am afraid your letter of January 12th has remained unanswered rather long, but I only came back on the 19th from Switzerland and have found more than the usual amount of work waiting for me.

As regards Captain Taylour, I find his case has been very fully before us. His grievances seem to centre largely on matters of allowances with regard to which we followed Treasury rulings which applied to everyone else in the same position. He was granted a Colonial allowance to make up the amount of his naval pay to the amount of his Colonial salary and for this purpose the Treasury decided that extra allowances such as transport allowance, his detached duty allowance and his bonus as an officer on the Emergency List should all be reckoned in, so that his total position should be what it was before he volunteered for service, but not that he should enjoy these allowances as something extra and additional. Another of his grievances seems to be a claim for fees as Marshal of ...

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SR2My dear Page Croft,629This correspondence is entirely to your references.January 31st 1921.I am afraid your letter of January 12th has remained unanswered rather long, but I only came back on the 19th from Switzerland and have found more than the usual amount of work waiting for me.As regards Captain Taylour, I find his case has been very fully before us. His grievances seem to centre largely on matters of allowances with regard to which we followed Treasury rulings which applied to everyone else in the same position. He was granted a Colonial allowance to make up the amount of his naval pay to the amount of his Colonial salary and for this purpose the Treasury decided that extra allowances such as transport allowance, his detached duty allowance and his bonus as an officer on the Emergency List should all be reckoned in, so that his total position should be what it was before he volunteered for service, but not that he should enjoy these allowances as something extra and additional. Another of his grievances seems to be a claim for fees as Marshal of ...2.2.21

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SR2My dear Page croft,629This corres! And fetta bealt! to your fefers.January 31st 1921.AI am afraid your letter of January 12th has remained unanswered rather long, but I only came back on the 19th from Switzerland and have found more than the usual mount of work waiting for me.As regards Captain Taylour, I find his case has been very fully before us. His grievances seen to centre largely on matters of allowances with regard to which we followed Treasury rulingswich applied to everyone else in the same position. He was granted a Colonial allevance tomake up the mount of his naval pay to the mount of his Colonial salaży and for this purpose the Treasury decided that extra allowances such as transport allowance, his detached duty allow-ance and his bonus as an officer on the Fergency List should all be rockaned in, so that his total position should be what it was before he volunteered for service, but not that he should enjoy these allowances as smething extra and additional, Another of his grievances seems to be a claim for fees as Harshal of 2.2.21

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My dear Page croft,

629

This corres! And fetta be

alt! to your fefers.

January 31st 1921.

I am afraid your letter of January

12th has remained unanswered rather long, but I only

came back on the 19th from Switzerland and have found

more than the usual mount of work waiting for me.

As regards Captain Taylour, I find his case has

been very fully before us. His grievances seen to

centre largely on matters of allowances with regard to

which we followed Treasury rulingswich applied to

everyone else in the same position. He was granted

a Colonial allevance tomake up the mount of his

naval pay to the mount of his Colonial salaży and for

this purpose the Treasury decided that extra allowances

such as transport allowance, his detached duty allow-

ance and his bonus as an officer on the Fergency List

should all be rockaned in, so that his total position

should be what it was before he volunteered for

service, but not that he should enjoy these allowances

as smething extra and additional, Another of his

grievances seems to be a claim for fees as Harshal of

2.2.21

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