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properly carrying on our duties; which are of an arduous nature. We further beg very respectfully to point
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out that the recent Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to report on the Salaries of Subordinate Officers after careful consideration of our case made certain recommendations,
but these to our dismay were not carried out.
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We venture to hope; therefore, that our present earnest appeal for some suitable addition to our personal emoluments, either by increase of salary or by a personal allowance
for long service, may not be made in vain; the more so as it is proffered not with the object of enrichment, but purely to enable
us to make two ends meet.
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It may perhaps not be inappropriate if we were to beg your attention to the following facts in connection
with our application for relief.
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We joined the service of the Colonial Government as far back as the years 1868, 1869 and 1872, and have therefore 35, 33 and 29 years service, respectively; we are thus the
oldest Clerks in the service, with the exception of the first Clerk in the Stamp Office, and have been uninterruptedly employed
in the Harbour Department where our individual endeavour has invariably been to carry out what duties have been entrusted to
us conscientiously and energetically, and, we venture to say, to the satisfaction of yourself and of your predecessors: These
duties have been and are of a responsible nature, demanding the strictest accuracy and constant vigilance; and, as the Departmental Statistics will show, have increased more than twofold,
without any corresponding adequate increase in the number of officers for their performance.
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Furthermore, our work is such that it precludes our taking vacation leave, in consequence of the first and third Clerks