more than double the passages.
3. $4.80 per money por Mr J. A. Barros, This Officer asked permission to work in the Post Office as Clerk early during last year.
445 gear produced #54 4 2 doubtless gradually which will sum which increase.
(II) Chinese Staff 064 ar crease m. Chan bai. This Officer has been in the service and is a most valuable man. He has proved himself to be a quiet, painstaking, and obliging Officer, and I scarcely know how to dispense with his services.
When he joined the Department, the extra Clerk was free during at least half his time to attend to general duty, but the increase of money has almost entirely absorbed this Officer's time, so that he really cannot give much assistance in the general work of the office.
His duty is called shroff, but his duties are very multifarious. He especially looks after the whole matter of money, sees that parcels are ready, that labels are offered beforehand, that coins are in attendance. In 1877, this Officer was keeping everything working smoothly, selling stamps when required, and was in attendance pretty much round the clock. That is where the duty is really hard on the Chinese staff.
2. The Europeans, for ordinary days, come in rotation, but I am bound to say the Chinese get very little rest.