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I asked him therefore if
he would not
regard
it
as a
great.
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boon if his Salary after seven
Years Service was allowed to
Stand at £800.
conditionally
to an
per annum -
that he
paid
£300
per annum through the Treasuer
Assistant Surgeon for occasional profesional help. the said appistant to be also bound to dispense Medicines
An
the
Colonial Officers at prices calculated to remunerate the
Colony.
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The latter would be a great benefit to those whose salaries are - small - for it is rarely practicable
to pas through
A
year
here
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without illness, and the cost of Medicines is often five times the amount charged in England. This has been painfully felt by the pension Officers and is intended, "I believe, to form the subject of a memorial to myself..
Jr. Murray
tells me
that
he is prepared to accede to the above terms, provided when be
leaves- after ten
he
be may
years be entitled to a
calculated on a
£500
and not
18.
service
pension Salary of £800.
per
annum.
I think the Public would
in many ways benifit very