every
meacher ober
of
the Staff is in attendance
I
and is well. No margin whatever, av
: reported before, is left for sickness or bave,
of
a
bsence, and I do not hesitate to
that, even when the s
say
when the staff as it exists is
complete and available, it is somewhat
either
overworked. When there is sickness or absence,
course becomes much
the cverwork of cour
were noticeable.
3. Whilst the Treasury at home is ( I believe) the best paid Public Office, the
verlarics here
Ares On
the whole, sonewhat
riefenior Yet most of the clerical duties in other
to those in other Departments.
office could be perfonned by any --- intelligout clerk
after
a
few weeks.
instruction, whereas it would take the
training of years to replace such officers as we have in the Ireneury. On this
point.
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point, I may refer you to albes = Steweert: and Russell, both of whom have held :
the Office of Freamer, and are well acquainted with its details.
a
2 copy of a
I also append
a usinute by the present Acting
Governon of the Strai to Settlements, who
was Greasiver here from 1872 to 1878. It is on the frositions of the
-positions of the second,
4.
third and fourth clerks that I would,
At Ore-
particularly addrees you. The first two, after 27 and 18 years
service respectively find themselves drawing salaries less by forty or fifty per cent than those enjoyed by clerks with shorter service and less responsible
dutos in Banks and Mercantile houses here. I am
eo dis
corry to say they
are both
dissatisfied with their positions and with the repeated postponement of any
consideration.
T