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privilege of carrying forward unexpired leave will not, 
however, be granted in the case of an officer returning 
by an earlier steamer than that sailing at or next 
before the expiration of his leave unless it is decided 
by the Secretary of State to be in the public interest 
that the officer should travel by the earlier steamer. 
Except in the case of Somaliland officials a short 
extension of leave may be granted to enable an officer 
to return by a steamer later than the expiration of 
his leave if the required extension is shorter than 
the period of leave which the officer would have to 
defer by sailing by the steamer next before the ex- 
piration of his leave; but no salary will be granted 
in respect of any such extension unless it is decided 
by the Secretary of State to be for the convenience 
of the Government that the officer should travel by 
the later steamer. 
109. Any extension of leave, however short, which 
may be granted on any other grounds than those 
mentioned in Regulations Nos. 105, 106, and 108, will 
be without pay, unless for special reasons the Secre- 
tary of State authorises full pay or half pay. 
J. Passage and Leave Rules applicable to Colonies 
outside Africa. 
110. The following regulations apply generally to 
all public officers (other than Governors) in Colonies 
outside Africa, except native officers in certain 
Colonies to whom special local rules are applicable. 
Some variations, as indicated, have been adopted in 
certain Colonies. 
111. A person selected for appointment to a public 
office will, in the absence of any local law or regula- 
tion to the contrary, receive a free passage from this 
country from Colonial funds for himself and for his 
wife and children not exceeding four persons besides 
himself, if they accompany him or follow him within