certain houses, to carry scheme into effect the principal work fell upon the then Registrar General (now Sir Cecil C Smith) and myself as stead of the Police. We were allowed six hundred ($600) dollars a year each. In 1870 this was increased to one thousand two hundred ($1200) dollars a year, payable from an enormous fund which accumulated from the license fees."
3. In 1881 Mr (now Sir Charles Russell) was appointed Registrar General and the one thousand two hundred ($1200) dollars allowance was incorporated with the salary of the office.
4. In Despatch no 213 of 30th September, 1882 the Right Honorable the Secretary of State wrote as follows:- "I take this opportunity of observing that the special fund out of which the Superintendent of Police draws a special allowance, will before long be appropriated for the Tytam Water Works, and I am of opinion that this allowance, if permanently retained should be added to the salary of the appointment and defrayed from the General Revenue, as has already been done in the case of the Registrar General."
5. In 1883 the Colonial Secretary incorporated my allowance with the salary of the Captain Superintendent with effect in the Estimates for 1884.
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