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second master were to
the port of 2nd Master become vacant it would be the
duty of the Government to select
a
thoroughly efficient
man to fill that post without considering who have been longest in the service -
only
It seems to me that the satisfactory way of dealing with the question now raised is to clearly lay down that this rule is to be followed
and also to abolish the distinctive
appellations of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
Master either at once or as
vacancies
fall in. They
are all
paid the same salaries and
allowances and are all Assistant
Masters. They should all have the same rank or standing,
and the Head Master should
assign to each such duties as he
may think fit.
7th October 1883
W. H. Marsh