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on
the above grounds and further by the manner in
which he has
performed
his duties during the period he has held the appoint- ment.
Hi
As regards the sala ry to be attached to the post,
the
recommendations
of the
Retrenchment Committee
did not, I believe, escape - attention, but it was con-
sidered that a salary of $1,200 was too low to in-
duce
duce a suitable candidate
to accept the appointment and quite inadequate to maintain a respectable standard of living. It was, therefore
recommended
that Mr Wodehouse should
receive at once the maxi-
mum sa
salary suggested by
the Retrenchment Commit_ tee vis. #1,800 a
effects a saving
e year,
as comu
which
pared with the salary drawn by his predecessor of $1900
pe