25. The Governor shall, save as otherwise directed by the Secretary of State, furnish annually a confidential report in the prescribed form on every officer falling within the following categories:
(a) Officers who have been selected for permanent appointment by the Secretary of State from the time when they are confirmed in their appointments.
(b) Other officers who desire to be considered for transfer and are recommended by the Governor.
B. Acting Appointments
26. During the absence on full-pay leave of the substantive holder of an office, the arrangements made for the discharge of the duties of the office shall not involve any extra cost to public funds except:
(a) where the Secretary of State has approved local regulations governing the grant of special remuneration in such cases, or
(b) in very special circumstances with the approval of the Secretary of State.
27. When an office is vacant in a Territory for any reason other than the absence on full-pay leave of the holder, the person appointed to act in that office, provided that he acts for at least 7 days, shall, except where otherwise provided by local regulations made with the approval of the Secretary of State, be remunerated as follows:
(1) When the person appointed is not in the public service he shall be remunerated at such a rate as the Governor may decide, but not exceeding the initial emoluments of the office in which he is acting.
(2) When he is the holder of another office, but is not required to discharge the duties of that office while acting:
(a) If his substantive emoluments are not less than the minimum emoluments of the office in which he is acting, he shall continue to receive the former;
(b) Otherwise he shall receive half the initial salary of the office in which he is acting and half the initial salary of his substantive office, and all the increments which he has earned in his substantive office, and any personal allowance to which he may be entitled, provided that he shall not receive in all more than the minimum emoluments of the office in which he is acting.
(3) When he is the holder of another office and is required to dis- charge the duties of that office in addition:
(a) If the offices are distinct and separate offices in different departments or do not stand to one another
one another in any immediate
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