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April, 1898, had been grant
ed to Mr F. Machado, First Clerk in the Harbour De-
partment and recom-~ mended that, upon the expiration of his leave, that officer should be permitted to retire on pension, I have the ho
nour to state that, in the
event of your permitting Mr Machado to retire, In propose, upon the reco mendation of the Harbour
Master
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Master, to promote the de- cond, third and fourth clerks in his department to be respectively first,
second and third clerks
therein.
2.
severally
and 25
These offi
officers
have
served for 32,29
ears and are
years
fa.
vourably reported on by Captain-Rumsey.
3.
The salaries
now drawn
drawn by
officers
are
these
higher thun
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