365
for
an increase. The haped for promotion has however been
now so long deferred, that
I feel reluctantly compelled to submit
Case.
my
I have been in Her Majesty's Service
Since 1851 and
M
have
dining nearly 11 years filled the office Inow hold. From the
P
anangements in force in this leclony the Auditor General has almost entire control
over all Financial matters.
are
every
Return
can
relating thereto emanates from his office, the Estimates, under Hais Cullency's supervision,
prepared there, and no paymento be made without his signature or receipts taken without his check. These duties : together with those connected with the Stationery and Printing Departmento have
always
been canied on
by
I'am
me with the
this Clerk
is most
apistance of one clute only, and though
happy to say efficient my
own
not been light.
share of the work has
In addition however to the performance:
of mere Departmental warte I sit in both Executive and Legislative Councilo
and as
Member of the latter
the latter am the
oldest Councillor in
and
Honghing
Holding these various and high functions
every satisfaction, I
giving I believe have been left, for what
considered more
be
may favily than half an Officer's
nonal period of Service, in a tropical
tropical climate
SP
without promotion and have hardly received from the Colony the salary of a
1.
EX.