Pensions Act 1856/Section 4

Provision that pension or annuity shall cease or be lessened in certain cases of holding other offices under Government.

4.In case any of them, the said Andrew Sinclair, William Swainson, and Alexander Shepherd, shall accept, or shall have accepted any office of emolument under the British or any Colonial Government or under any of the Provincial Governments of New Zealand, if the emoluments of such office shall be equal to or exceed in amount the annuity or pension hereby made payable to him, then and in every such case such annuity or pension shall wholly cease; and if such emolument shall be less than the annuity or pension hereby made payable to him, then and in every such case such annuity or pension shall thenceforth be reduced by the amount of such emolument; but in either case during such period or periods only as such office of emolument shall be held by him: Provided that for the purposes of the foregoing provision any half pay or pension in respect of any office now or heretofore held by the said annuitants shall not be deemed to be an emolument of office.