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favourably I could allude to his severies in "Annual Reports."
"Mr Power has been deprived of a source of Income by the transfer of the Registry of Marriages, formerly held by him, to another, and considering his length of service, and the circumstances of his position and the real benefit the Service derives from his employment, I trust his Excellency may be pleased to accord an increase of £200 a year, which will but put him on a par with other Chief Clerks who have served a less period or whose claims...
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Extract from Colonial Secretary's Letter No 117 of 8th March, 1865.
"I am directed by Sir Hercules Robinson to assure you of his entire appreciation of your Services as Acting Colonial Treasurer from April 1860 to June 1861 and generally of your conscientious and trustworthy discharge of the various duties under this Government which have from time to time been assigned to you.
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