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being a thoroughly intelligent, efficient and realous man, he has also performed duties appertaining to a leberk, and Jam satisfied that no successor could be found for him at Yokohama at double the
wages he is paid, I would therefore propose to advance his pay from $18 to $30 a month.
Finally if His Excellency the Governor is pleased to sanction the proposals here in
made, the outlay for the Staff
at
4 Yokohama will still be within the sum voted by
$96 per annum.
I have to (signed) F. W. Mitchell
Post Master General.
Copy
No 60
Fir;
Post Office. Yottohama,
my 417
14th April, 1874.
I beg most respectfully to address you in reference to the subject of my salary as Postmaster
at this Port, and to solicit its
increase:
Though receiving less pay than my predecessor, the expenses of the Office have decreased: The Clerk formerly
ZW. Meitchell Esqre
Post Master General, HongKong