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the Superintendent of the Gool, the Wardress, Mr. Lewis,
was
as
granted a special rate
viz: $30 a month
remunera.
of salary
being a fair tion for the responsible and
somewhat arduous service
for which she was selected,
and a reasonable induce- ment to her to undertake
the
voyage
to England and back, and in this latter ~
connection it should be mentioned that she was
boon
born in the East and is
practically a native of Hong- Kong. I regret that the ~ question of Mr. Lewis' sala- was not stated clearly in the previous despatches.
ry
Mrs Lewis received no ad-
vance
of salary in this Colony prior to her depar-
ture!
20
I
d concur in
your
opinion that as she will
get the benefit of drawing pay for two months at the
rate