73
and
Arr[aigned?].
Accountant
Severe
amalgamated, and I was
appointed to fill the
saving
double Office, whereby was effected a saving of £325 per Annum; the Surveyor General's Report for the Blue Book of that year will show how
well I acquitted myself in
the
9.
new
Office. Vide Appendix.
In the
month of
February, 1847, I was allowed
to accept the Office of Appraiser of the Supreme Court, which I continued to hold till May,
1866 (nearly twenty years). My successful fulfilment
of those frequently difficult duties was certified to by
A.
3/
B.
the Registrar of the Supreme Court on the occasion of my
going
to England on leave of absence in 1853, under
date of 15th March. Vide Appendix.
10.
At the close of the
Year 1848, a considerable reduction in the Establishment of the Surveyor General was
proposed for 1849, and the Surveyor General recommended
that my salary should be reduced by £30 per Annum;
this
was allowed by Governor Bonham and my salary
for the year 1849 was reduced accordingly;
[No?] Clerk's salary
in
any
other Department
the