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ultimo to be the minimum strength permanently required.
The Director of Public Works hopes to be able before long to slightly reduce the staff appearing in the estimates,
further reduction is at present practicable.
but no
Harbour Master: an increase of $1184. The only item requiring special. comment is that of #720 for 2 Telegraph Clerks. This provision, together with
that
that for
an
additional clerk
in the Post Office
on
$360, is
required for the working of
-improved system of
arr
signalling
the
approach of
vessels to the port. It enables
to be effected of
a
saving
£50 a year for transmitting to the Observatory
messages and it may
also perhaps ~
Liture on
render a saving possible next year in the expenditure the Peak signal station.
Ecclesiastical: a decrease
of