Pensions.
or reduce it if it be shown to have been obtained by the wilful suppression of material facts or to have been granted in ignorance of facts which, had they been known before the retirement of the officer, would have justified his dismissal or a reduction of his salary.
[CAP. 89
in certain
hospital
nursing-
with other
34. Where a European matron or a European nursing- Allowance sister has been employed in other public service as a qualified cases to nursing-sister or matron, which employment was obtained by matrons and or through the Overseas Nursing Association, and has held sisters, a pensionable office in this Colony on or at any time after services. the 1st day of January, 1926, as a matron or nursing-sister in a Government hospital for a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than three years, and she is not eligible for pension, gratuity or other retiring allowance under the regulations contained in Parts II and IV, but her aggregate service in this Colony and in other public service as aforesaid make up a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than fifteen years, or ten years if she is compelled by reason of ill-health, not caused by her own misconduct, to relinquish her overseas nursing career, she may, subject as hereinafter provided, on her ultimate retirement from the public service be granted an allowance calculated at the rate of eight shillings and four pence per annum for each complete month of her pensionable service in this Colony : Provided that, except in the case of retirement, which in the opinion of the Governor in Council is ultimate retirement on account of infirmity of mind or body, or which is from a Colony in which the age of voluntary retirement is less than fifty years, no such allowance shall be payable until the matron or nursing-sister attains the age of fifty years; and provided further that the grant of every allowance under this regulation shall be dependent on the production to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State of certificates of satisfactory service in respect of each term of service making up the minimum period of fifteen years or ten years, as the case may be, and that the total allowance drawn by a matron or nursing-sister from all sources in respect of her nursing career shall not exceed two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by her at any time in the course of her service in this Colony or in other public service.
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Pensions.
or reduce it if it be shown to have been obtained by the wilful suppression of material facts or to have been granted in ignorance of facts which, had they been known before the retirement of the officer, would have justified his dismissal or a reduction of his salary.
[CAP. 89
in certain
hospital
nursing-
with other
34. Where a European matron or a European nursing- Allowance sister has been employed in other public service as a qualified cases to nursing-sister or matron, which employment was obtained by matrons and or through the Overseas Nursing Association, and has held sisters, a pensionable office in this Colony on or at any time after services. the 1st day of January, 1926, as a matron or nursing-sister in a Government hospital for a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than three years, and she is not eligible for pension, gratuity or other retiring allowance under the regulations contained in Parts II and IV, but her aggregate service in this Colony and in other public service as aforesaid make up a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than fifteen years, or ten years if she is compelled by reason of ill-health, not caused by her own misconduct, to relinquish her overseas nursing career, she may, subject as hereinafter provided, on her ultimate retirement from the public service be granted an allowance calculated at the rate of eight shillings and four pence per annum for each com- plete month of her pensionable service in this Colony : Provided that, except in the case of retirement, which in the epinion of the Governor in Council is ultimate retirement on account of infirmity of mind or body, or which is from a Colony in which the age of voluntary retirement is less than fifty years, no such allowance shall be payable until the matron or nursing-sister attains the age of fifty years; and provided further that the grant of every allowance under this regulation shali be dependent on the production to the satis- faction of the Secretary of State of certificates of satisfactory service in respect of each term of service making up the minimum period of fifteen years or ten years, as the case may be, and that the total allowance drawn by a matron or nursing-sister from all sources in respect of her nursing career shall not exceed two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by her at any time in the course of her service in this Colony or in other public service.
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