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be allowed to receive in
full
while nominally drawing the half pay of his substantive
office, that portion of
his.
salary which represents the
allowance made
for
the
collection of Light Dues and the average fees for examinations,
which the Assistant Harbour
Master enjoyed before the salary of the office was
amalgamated.
In his second letter
Commander Hastings contends
that
That
Me diery
h dr
£4
that if he is not allowed to he will be in a worse
do so
position than his predecessor.
I have caused
wasap bata certain Salary
H
Told he wadd
quit
Commander Hastings to be
informed that as the items
to have been
he
refers
hardly
as
amalgamated in the salary of his office, and can therefore be regarded fu) separately existing, I cannot
give effect to his request.
It is a matter, however,
which I must leave to Your
-Lordship