Captain Duncanasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements are being made as regards the grant of leave to members of the Colonial Service, bearing in mind the amount of work likely to be involved in post-war development in the Colonies and the disorganisation which would result from the absence of a considerable part of the staffs for long periods.
§ Colonel StanleyLocal conditions and individual circumstances vary too greatly to enable any rigid rule to be laid down, but I have asked Governors to deal with this question as far as may be practicable on two general principles: First, that officers who have put in long and strenuous service during the war should have reasonable leave as soon as possible; second, that, for the reasons suggested in the Question, the length of leave granted on the first post-war occasion should be limited.