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Foreign Office

Tas

proper.

remuneration to be made to the parties employed, according to the usual scale of pay in that Island. It appears that no charge is made for rent of the present Post Office, and that the expense of the present temporary establishment is at the rate of £361.8. per annum. I think there are no objections to Mr. Shakes being authorized, with the sanction of your Lordships, to carry charges from the Post Office until further Orders; but before any confirmation of the Establishment as permanent arrangement, I would suggest that Mr. Seater should be called upon to report whether the various duties of the Office can be promptly and efficiently discharged with the mentioned force, and what is the actual salary in Stirling for each party he proposes to employ.

With respect to the delay of the Postmaster of the Packet's arrival, it is evidently insufficient; especially on my scale of pay...

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Foreign Office Tas proper. remuneration to be made to the parties employed, according to the usual scale of pay in that Island. It appears that no charge is made for rent of the present Post Office, and that the expense of the present temporary establishment is at the rate of £361.8. per annum. I think there are no objections to Mr. Shakes being authorized, with the sanction of your Lordships, to carry charges from the Post Office until further Orders; but before any confirmation of the Establishment as permanent arrangement, I would suggest that Mr. Seater should be called upon to report whether the various duties of the Office can be promptly and efficiently discharged with the mentioned force, and what is the actual salary in Stirling for each party he proposes to employ. With respect to the delay of the Postmaster of the Packet's arrival, it is evidently insufficient; especially on my scale of pay... Page 267
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Foreig! Office

Tas

proper.

semuneration to kie

made to the partics nuployed, according to the usual seate

of pany in that Delands. It

· appears

that no

charge

is

made for tent of the present

Post Office,

and that the

-expeisse of the presents temporary

testate bishment is at the rato

-V

of £361.8. per

think there

всех мо

objections

to Moshakes leeing authorized

with the sanctions of your

Mese

Ladships to Aspny, charges from the Bost Office

uutel further

Rever

Orders; but before any

confirination

4

confirmation et gaur

the Cestablishment as

to

OL

267

permanent arrangement, Devould suggests that Me.

Seater should be called

expon to deport whether the

varcvies duties

of the Office

can be promptly, and officicully

discharged with the

neutioned,

force

and what is

the actual : Satory in Starting

sack panty

he proposes for

comployed .

With suspect to the delay

Postmaster

of the Pectinacles bonisstof it is evidently insufficients;

espececally

My scale went-

Office

M

Of

B

L

M

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