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allowance and I recommend that he should be granted such al-
-lowance at the rate of £70 per annum as from the 1st. of
next January. Should Mr. Wood, then, after a further period of
three years' service, still find himself in the same position
he could apply for an increment of another £50 to his person-
-al allowance bringing his pensionable salary up to a maximum
of £720 per annum.
3.
I do not recommend that any in-
-crease should be made in the salary attaching to the post
of Superintendent of Accounts, Correspondence and Stores,
which I consider to be sufficiently high already: but I agree
with Mr. Chatham that Mr. Wood's case is a special one and
merits special treatment.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Governor,&c..