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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 Regulation
 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 punishment
 will not require the confirmation of the Secretary
 of State, but any memorial from the officer must