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Instructions referred to on page 1.

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Extract from the minute of the Executive Council.

10th May. 1923.

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If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates compected with it be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.

Heat 1. of Paper-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether he

is a native of that Const, (Colonial Regulations § 430)

Head 3--State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended. viz, Superannuation, Compensation, In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pensions Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount.

in respect of professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is made.

Head 5-If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated under beading 9.

Head G-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 30 months mediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the be inserted, preceded by the word "actual",

36 months nest preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average" but if the whole 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 preceding 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, exceeds one sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall nut exceed one-seventh of the whole,

Fees which an Officer is allowed to retaiu for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the uet receipts of the 8 months next pregeling the Officer's retirement. These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as an Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Foes should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public Funde, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Paper of "Particulars" when forwarded to the Colo- ial Department should be accompanied by formal Leclarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy In the case of Officers receiving Fized Salaries and of such statements before forwarding them to the Celonial Ore

Fees, the Fece will not in ordinary crumstances be allowed to count for Peusion purposes to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case bellowed to count for Pension purposes during any period in. which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service,

Head 8-In cases of infirmity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be fur! nished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and that" such infirmity is likely to be permanent,

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

Head 9-As to "broken" service see Head 5.

If the Applicant bas bad any "acting" service the details must be folly given, with a statement whether or not during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.

Head 11--1f in special circumstances, a professional Civil officer has been allowed to have "private practice" withou

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

Head 14-If the Applicantis liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 10% of the Colonial Regulations, the

facts should be fully stated.

Head 19 The length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary, dc,

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

(1) Officers having joined the service before 1st July 1807, aro entitled to draw their pension in England at the rate

of 2,84. the dollar, others who ju ned later to the dollar.

(2) Indians bas n: joined the serrice before 23rd June, 1895, and drawing pansion in India are entitled to exchange

at the rate o: Kr. 327 for every $100; others who joined later to Ka. 200 for every. $100,

At the conclusion of the meeting His Excel] ency referred to the fact that this would be the last meeting at which the Honourable Ir. Perkins would be present, and desired that an expression of the Government's high appreciation of Mr. Perkins' services to the Colony might be entered in the minutes of the Counci).

The Honourable Mr. Pollock on behalf of the Unofficial Members entirely endorsed His Excellency's remarks.

Mr. Perkins expressed his thanks for the reference to his services and said that his association not only with the Council but with Honourable Members personally would always be a matter to which he would look back with pleasure and pride.