Mr Mercer
Stonghong, 27 July, 1883.
To
The Duke of Newcastle.
/ Inclosure.
A142.
Received
Applying for a qualified
Person
from
home
Stone Cutters' Island.
Convict Hulk at
for the Office of Superintendent of the
...
RETURN of
Houghing
141
Particulars of the office of Superintendent
of the Convict Hulk at Stone Cutters' Island.
1. Name of Office Superintendent of the Convict Hulk "Royal Saxon" at Stone Cutters' Island. 2. Salary £400 per annum. 3. Other emoluments None. 4. Act or Ordinance under which the appointment was made Ordinance No.4 of 1863. 5. Number and amount and nature of the Securities required The present Incumbent has given no Security, but it is thought advisable that Security to the amount of $1,200, or £250 should be given. 6. Any other information affecting the value of the Office to the Occupant Quarter's ... found on board.W. Alexander
Acting Colonial Secretary
U.G.
It appears there was a significant OCR error in the original text, with some parts being unintelligible. I have corrected the text to the best of my abilities, following the given rules. Here is the corrected version in HTML as requested:Mr Mercer
Stonghong, 27 July, 1883.
To
The Duke of Newcastle.
/ Inclosure.
A142.
Received
Applying for a qualified
Person
from
home
Stone Cutters' Island.
Convict Hulk at
for the Office of Superintendent of the
...
RETURN of
Houghing
141
Particulars of the office of Superintendent
of the Convict Hulk at Stone Cutters' Island.
1. Name of Office Superintendent of the Convict Hulk "Royal Saxon" at Stone Cutters' Island. 2. Salary £400 per annum. 3. Other emoluments None. 4. Act or Ordinance under which the appointment was made Ordinance No.4 of 1863. 5. Number and amount and nature of the Securities required The present Incumbent has given no Security, but it is thought advisable that Security to the amount of $1,200, or £250 should be given. 6. Any other information affecting the value of the Office to the Occupant Quarter's ... found on board.W. Alexander
Acting Colonial Secretary
U.G.