List Ordinance No. 2 13 of 1860 at £300 per annum; but at the same time I fear that unless the present occupant of "the post" is put upon a footing of equality, as far as salary goes, with the first Clerk in the offices of the Colonial Treasurer, Chief Magistrate and Harbour Master, that from the representations made to me by Mr. Barradas, who has been 10 years in the service of the Post Office, that the Public Service will lose a trustworthy, efficient and painstaking Officer, and that a suitable successor, with his knowledge and experience of the working of the department, could not easily be obtained or obtained at all, at the same rate of salary.
Seeing that Merchants pay their Clerks of this Class higher salaries.
As far as regards the others whose signatures are appended to the inclosure, I would only add, that, with the exception of the 3rd and 4th Clerks, whose salaries have been recently fixed, that generally they are worthy, from their length of service, knowledge of their duties and conduct, to a favourable consideration of their application by His Excellency the Acting Governor. I fear that unless some thing is done to alleviate their present condition, that the Postal Service may be put to some inconvenience, as no Clerk of Portuguese...
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