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Special allowances to consuls prevented by war from residing at the appointed places.
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9. Provided always, that if it shall at any time happen that by reason of any war which may hereafter arise between his Majesty and any sovereign or foreign state or power, within the dominions of whom any such consul general or consul as aforesaid shall be appointed to reside, he shall be prevented from residing, and shall in fact cease to reside at the place to which he may be so appointed, it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, by any order to be issued by and with the advice of his privy council, to grant to any such consul general or consul, who may have served his Majesty, in that capacity for any period not less than three years nor more than ten years next preceding the commencement of any such war as aforesaid, a special allowance, not exceeding the proportion of their respective salaries to which such consuls general and consuls would be entitled under the provisions of the said recited Act of the third year of his present Majesty’s reign, in case the period of their respective service had exceeded ten years and had not exceeded fifteen years: Provided always, that in case any such consul general or consul shall have served in such his office for the space of ten years and more, it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, by any such order in council as aforesaid, to grant to him or them such a proportion of his or their respective salaries, which by the said recited Act is authorized to be granted as a superannuation allowance, according to the several periods of service exceeding ten years in the said Act of the third year of his present Majesty’s reign.
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