E
Co
officers of Rovemment an
away
to less irksome employment,.
ments,
to the repose nee
devote
ecessary in
such an enervating climate.
I away be permitted to mention
that the Cathedral was
executed
oney and
designed and atthough it was
officially in lineated to the Jensties that, the architect if a Cost officer should be paid his commission, any to the same was not admitted by then
claim
Majesty's Einrument and I was their deprived of the sum of tho 416 which
eccessarily have been paid to
a private architect, or to officers of Engineers had they
The
undertaken the wrik.
salary attached to
attached to the office of
Surreyor Emeral
per annum,
originally #1000 Peto
this was reduced to to 800
at a time when the funds of the
were at a low ebb, since that
Colony period
my
duties have been steadily
increasing,
and as the Colony has now become half-supporting, and the largest
amount of revenue is derived from the
hand under
sale of land
any management
I am induced to hope that
caray
You
353
be pleased to increase my
salary by to 200-forn
this quise it to it
and
to its former level. _
Permit me Liv, further to bring
The Gov. hard
hart your
honor of a
your notice
telen duthorized
elaine to the
my a beat in the Camcil of
"to select the Colony.
tur official Men as
Brand
At a time when the
was small and composed
additions talmost exclusively of
the Cocceial.
Government
leffs servants I did not aspire to that position, but as I an firene
to
understand that an addition
be enade thento I trust you
any
be pleased to sanction afpointment, which has I am aware
teen
userally
already suggested for your ap. -proval, and which is use
accorded to Surveyors luneral of
An knowledge of
then Colonies. —
con
the Chinese character which
stant official intercours with the crative inhabitants, Crown terranto and others has paren
Excl
could
lest
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