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or dismissed by the Governor under the powers in 
that respect conferred by the Letters Patent or other 
instrument of Government. 
In either case the procedure prescribed under Regu- 
lation 42 should be adopted. 
In the case of amotion an appeal lies as of right 
to His Majesty in Council. 
In the case of suspension the Secretary of State will 
as a general rule refer the matter to His Majesty in 
Council before deciding whether the dismissal of the 
officer should be authorized. 
89. A public officer bolds office subject to the 
pleasure of the Crown, and the pleasure of the Crown 
that he should no longer hold it may be signified 
through the Secretary of State, in which case no 
special formalities are required. 
40. An officer whose pensionable emoluments do not 
exceed £200 a year may be dismissed by the Governor, 
provided that in every such case where the officer 
has not been convicted on a criminal charge the 
orounds of intended dismissal are definitely stated in 
writing, and communicated to the officer in order that 
he may have full opportunity of exculpating himself, 
and that the matter is investigated by the Governor 
with the aid of the head of the department. 
If such an officer is convicted on a criminal charge, 
the Governor may call for the records of the trial 
and form his decision thereon, with the assistance if 
necessary of the officer who tried the case. 
In lieu of dismissal the Governor may remove the 
officer to an office of lower rank in the service, or may 
require him to serve in his original office at a reduced 
salary, either permanently or for a stated period, or 
may deduct a portion of salary due, or about to become 
due, to the officer. Such dismissal or other punish- 
ment will not require the confirmation of the Secre- 
tary of State, but any memorial from the officer must