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The Superintendent of Police, who ought to have more frequently the use of horses, and though the Colonial Chaplain occasionally has to travel some three miles to perform his duties, the Government is striking off one quarter of his previous salary.
14. The Superintendent of Police has his salary raised from £700 to £800, which is supposed to pay him well for his duty, and he never has to go on a long and difficult journey.
The Surveyor General, whilst he is seldom allowed a horse, has in other Colonies been given certain privileges. 13. I do not see the inconvenience anticipated by Mr. Mur, and think it hard to refuse Mr. Wilson what the Surveyor General is always given elsewhere, at a time when I am refusing him the privilege of Private Practice enjoyed by his predecessor, and when the work now in progress and about to be commenced is considerable.
I suggest, therefore, especially with reference to the words "now in progress and about to be commenced", that Mr. Wilson be allowed $40 per month to pay for all Chair Coolies and horses that he may have occasion to use within the precincts of the Colony, and that he should certify monthly that he sleeps within the Colony and uses one horse and four chair Coolies. This will be $50 per month, and I think he should be reimbursed $40.
15. I would also suggest that he be allowed to draw the above from...