Mr. Dixon's appointment. The reason why the rates of salary are different will be explained by reference to the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 109 of 20th December, 1895.
Gov 22079/95 Secretary of State's Despatch No. 183 of 8th September, 1899. Secretary of State's Despatch No. 165 of 19th December, 1899. Governor's Despatch No. 224 of 24th April, 1903. Go 2053/63 Secretary of State's Confidential Despatch of 25th June, 1903.
The despatches noted in the margin regard-ing the grant of Exchange Compensation to Mr. Dixon and the refusal of Mr. Reed's petition for a similar privilege.
Go 19218/03 3. Mr. Johnston, the Postmaster-General, who is now on leave in England, had in the first instance recommended Mr. Reed for the higher rate of salary, and it was, I think, although the matter is not on record, owing to the fact of his not being entitled to Exchange Compensation that it was subsequently recommended the lower scale, as stated in the 2nd paragraph of the above quoted Despatch, should be adopted, with the reservation however that it might be advisable to adopt the higher scale when a new appointment of Accountant was made.
4. It is very doubtful whether the distinction between Mr. Dixon and Mr. Reed, in so far as the former was in 1899 remitting money for the support of his step-father's sister in Ireland, and as the latter failed