whom reports are not made to the War Department 
direct. 
The Governor will make a similar report in the case 
of persons resident in the Colony when such persons 
apply through him to the Secretary of State for 
employment in the public service. 
25. The claims of candidates for promotion will be 
considered in order of their seniority, but the selection 
will be mainly decided by regard to official qualifica- 
tions. Seniority in any Department is determined by 
the date of an officer's appointment to the particular 
grade or class in which he is serving. Seniority as 
between officers appointed on probation and subse- 
quently confirmed in their appointments is determined 
by the date of the probationary appointment. Except 
where otherwise provided at the time of appointment, 
seniority as between persons selected for appointment 
from outside the Colony is determined by the date at 
which they begin to draw any salary of their new office 
or, where two or more begin to draw such salary on 
the same date, by the date of the letter from the 
Colonial Office confirming the selection. 
26. Appointments, provisional or permanent, of 
gentlemen who have been connected with the 
Governor as private secretaries, aides-de-camp, or 
otherwise are open to objection and must not be made 
without previous reference to the Secretary of State. 
B. Discipline. 
27. Officers are required to discharge any duties 
upon which the Governor may think it desirable to 
employ them. 
28. Salaried public officers whose remuneration is 
fixed on the assumption that their whole time is at 
the disposal of the Government are prohibited from 
angaging in trade, or employing themselves in any 
commercial or agricultural undertaking.