which sum,
with the
excessary
travelling allowance, I have acquiesced.travelling allowance, I have acquiesced.
I have accordingly insisted in the Estimates for 1897.
4.
The temporary post of Overseer of Drainage Works, to which a salary of $70 a month was attached, has been vacant since the 1st March last. The Board considers that it should now be filled, and recommends that Mr. Pontuario, the present temporary Foreman of Drainage Works, whose salary is $30 a month, should be promoted to the position of Overseer at a salary of $50 a month, and that the temporary post of Foreman should be abolished.
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I trust that this arrangement, for which provision has been made in the Estimates for 1897, will meet with your approval.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
When Reginald