CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 384

first day of pension instead of the

last day of leave salary. This

{decision I conveyed to the High Commis-

420

sioner for the Malay States in my

despatch No.390 of the 12th July which

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sir.

formed the enclosure to my despatch

No 25

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Downing Stres

Denumber, 19200,

365

No.216 of the 15th July.

kikana weten

Secision

5. Having reached a

on the main quation at issue, viz.

+

the interportation to placă

on the

flarers "as from" "with effect from".

I decided

the

the hope of minimising

Hi rok

$

In future,

misapprehension

that the word "Inclusive" should be addeḍ

In each instance.

I note that you

consider t

as from michain

6.

that the phrase

with offered from

would have

halvall

be interpreted

in a sense contrary What intended.

Careful enquiry

Lowave revealed!

the fact that the phrase is gensally

inteforted in the sense of my

Secision,

and I trust that it will now be

possible for specific instinctions libe

issued in HK in ofc Koring the practica

this. the Col. into conformity with general usage. (Signed) L. S. AMERY

I have the

I have the beneur to asknowledge the receipt

of your despatah No.427 of the 7th Databer, concerning

the interpretation of the phrase "with effect from" or

"as from" when used in notifying the date of retirement

of Government officers, and to expreko ng regret that

the enclosure to my despatch No.16 of the 15th July did

not suffici»ntly explain my intentione, 1 som enolase

for your information a copy of a previous correspondende with the High Commissioner for the Falay states which

indicates the nature of the difficultion which gave

rine to the discussion,

The position, in brief, was that whan in my

despatches or telegrama I used the phrases "with affect

from" or "as from' in cormaction with an offiear' e

retirement, in general I intended the date mentioned to be regarded as the last day on which the officer should draw leave salary whereas in Malaya the date vas

taken to be the first day of pension,

3.

I fully appreciated that the addition of the word "inclusive" se muggested by Sir L.Guillonard in hie despatch No.280 of the 10th vay offered in itself no

solution

WVINOR,

SIR 0.CLIEN

ato.