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Crown Agents among the papers connected with his appointment. If Your Grace is unwilling to agree to the whole of the period being counted you would perhaps approve of the addition of some portion of it on the lines of Section 17 (2) of the Pension Minute.
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I had originally intended to suggest that that clause should be applied to this case as though service under a public body were equivalent to service in another Colony but I find that, owing to the fact that that clause makes no allowance for an addition of years as a 'climate bonus' the effect would be either a very small addition to or an actual diminution of the
ordinary pension.
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I quite realize that this proposal is unusual but so are the circumstances and I trust there- fore that Your Grace will feel able to approve it,
I enclose extracts from the minutes of the Executive Council and from the report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council from which it will be seen that my high appreciation of Mr. Perkins' services is shared by the representatives of the Unofficial community and that therefore there can be no doubt that the proposal to grant him an increased pension would be favourably received.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble servant,
7.2. Stabbs
Governor, o
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