CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 385

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one hand it was desirable for departmental rekaona to retain this formula but an the ather hand I was freed with the po ition that if the formula were retained, and the interpretation slated upon it by Går 1,Quill omuzd adopted, the offset would be to noseleraka the officer's retirement by one day,

• Although I was reluctant to alter the existing prustize to the disadvantage of such officers 1 desided after careful consideration that for the sake of uniformity, in the Gatenisl offies, in the office of the Crow Agents for the Colonies, and among the Colonial Governmente generally, that the phrases "with affect from" and tas fren" should continue to be used in this connection, and that the should be regarded no denoting the first day of pension instond of the last day of leave malazy,

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at issue, vis, thɛ interpretation to be plused on the phrones fan from" and "with effect fasa", I dovided in

the hope of minimising the risk of misapprehension in

future, that the word Finelusive" should be added in

meh instumes. This decision I converged to the High

sissi-ner for the Naẵng states in my despatak 29,390

the 19th July which formed the analosure to my

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