His request by increasing the salary of the Police Sighting and Water Rate clerk (now styled 3rd clerk) from $960 (£200) to $1200 (£250) per annum; with a view to enabling him to engage the services of competent English clerks, as also to allow him an extra clerk, also English, under the designation of 4th clerk, on a salary at the rate of $660 (£137.10) per annum. These additions will, I trust, deprive him of all future excuse for permitting arrears of the Police and Sighting Rates to accumulate again in his Office.
Estimates for 1866, now in course of preparation.
I have the honor to be,
Of Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient Servant,
Robert W. Ruckes, MacDonnell Governor.
I have therefore to request Your Lordship's sanction and approval of this additional expenditure, for which a vote will be taken in the supplementary
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