His Excellency Sir Mr Robinson, H.C.M.G.
for any certificate, but it will be seen from the Memorandum that he has
return of Mr Wodehouse, Police Magistrate in the ensuing month,
I shall have to revert to my
233 conferred a number of acting appointments, commencing with that of Acting Police Magistrate in April, 1892.
From this memorandum it will be seen that I have served for thirty-two years in two Departments,
and that the last eight years of my service have been in the substantive post of Assistant Harbour Master.
The salary of my substantive appointment is $3,000 a year, which is equivalent for leave salary and pension to £625, the 35% increase granted in 1891, not having been allowed in my case.
A copy of the Government Notification on this subject is enclosed.
For the last six years I have served continuously as Police Magistrate, and Captain and Harbour Master,
I may mention that I am married and have five children, two of whom are being educated in England.