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of his relieving Met del
sorting during
marine
Aquila of
three months.
In the meanwhile I should hope
to submit the scheme alluded to
above with the Estimates
for
1882.
I
mention that
may
the amended Time Table of the
P & O. Co is
as to
arrangements have this felony about $1000 saving this
year
alone in the
passages of Marine Officers,
during
as
the J. M. Monsoon we
shall be able
to send them down
to Singapore free by
P.&O. packet.
The small sum asked for above might therefore perhaps be
charged
to the vote
of
Marine
Sorting, which will easily bear the
expenditure.
11.
W. Sanches del Aguila,
in whose interests this application is
chiefly made, is an
Officer of 19
years service in this Department. He has been 14 years engaged in Marine Sorting, 10 years on the Singapore line,
during
which time he must have
passed between here and
Singapore
more
than 150 times, in almost
unbroken succession.
I have etc.
(Signed) Alfred Lister
Postmaster General.