the Colonial Estimation
but
so long
as he retains
his present appointment.
increase
Are they permanent
are
in the Salary of
the Clerkship in the Audit
office should be decided, not
with regard
to the merit
of the person who
may
"happen to fill the Office at present, but solely with reference to the question as
to whether this office is correctly ranked in
the Civil Service of this Colony.
experts. And upon
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this point I may state that I cannot quite concur with
Mr. Rumie that were it not
for Mr. Da Silva's extraordinary
and also
energy
might
have
Clerks under him. Mr Da Silva is no doubt,
no doubt, as I
have before observed, a very
and efficient
officer taking In the Service, but I do not think
he has more work than may fairly be expected from one Clerk; and he was able lately by working a little out of Office hours
to undertake the duties
of the Consular Clerk in the English Office
as well
as