CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 360

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Six Hundred and fifty Rupees (650) per Month, and an Allowance for office Establishment:

One hundred Rupees (100) per mensem...

of

You

will be allowed to select one officer as your assistant on a Salary of One hundred and fifty Rupees (150) per month, including thirty for Horse Allowance, and when you report his name, an application will be made to Major General Lord Saltown for his services.

Lord Saltown has been so good as to place at your disposal Privates of Her Majesty's service as European Overseers under you, and Six Chinese Overseers will also be allowed.

The Europeans will be allowed Twenty five Rupees each per month Civil Pay, and the Chinese Overseers Thirty Rupees each.

The whole of these allowances will be drawn monthly by a Receipt in Quadriplicate, accompanied by a Requittance Roll of the different Persons to be signed by you, which is required as a Voucher for the charge on its being brought to account in the Disbursements of the Government of this Island.

All the Surveying Instruments now disposable will be placed at Your Command; and should others be required, they will be applied for to the Supreme Government of India on your furnishing a list of them.

A House will be allowed for the purpose of the survey, the rent of which is, in Consideration of the great demand for Houses, fixed

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355 Six Hundred and fifty Rupees (650) per Month, and an Allowance for office Establishment: One hundred Rupees (100) per mensem... of You will be allowed to select one officer as your assistant on a Salary of One hundred and fifty Rupees (150) per month, including thirty for Horse Allowance, and when you report his name, an application will be made to Major General Lord Saltown for his services. Lord Saltown has been so good as to place at your disposal Privates of Her Majesty's service as European Overseers under you, and Six Chinese Overseers will also be allowed. The Europeans will be allowed Twenty five Rupees each per month Civil Pay, and the Chinese Overseers Thirty Rupees each. The whole of these allowances will be drawn monthly by a Receipt in Quadriplicate, accompanied by a Requittance Roll of the different Persons to be signed by you, which is required as a Voucher for the charge on its being brought to account in the Disbursements of the Government of this Island. All the Surveying Instruments now disposable will be placed at Your Command; and should others be required, they will be applied for to the Supreme Government of India on your furnishing a list of them. A House will be allowed for the purpose of the survey, the rent of which is, in Consideration of the great demand for Houses, fixed Page 360 Page 361
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355 Six Hundred and fifty Rupees (650) per- Month, and an Allowance for office. Retablishment: One hundred Rupees (100) per mensom... of. You will be allowed to select one- officer as your. assistant on-a- Salary of One - month. hundred and fifty Rupees (150) per including thirty for Horse Allowance, and when you report hes name- an, az application. will be made to Major General. Lord. Saltown for his services. Lord Saltown. has been to good as to place. In Privates of Her Majesty's service al Suropean. Overseers under. & you- and Siy / Chinese. Overseers will also be allowed. The Huropeans will be allowed - Twenty five Rupees each per month - Civil Pay, and the Chinese Oversees Thirty Rupees each. each. The whole of these allowances will. be drawn monthly by a Receipt in Quadriplicate. and accompanied by to be. signed by you ent - Persons an Requittance. Boll. of the different- which is required as a Youcher for the charge on. its Is hing hought to account in the Disbursements of the Government of this Island. All the Surveying. Instruments Now disposable will be placed at Your Command; and should others be required. they will be. to the supreme - Government of applied fr India on use on - . Your Jurnishing a list of them. A House will be allowed for the - of the survey, the rent. of which is, in Consideration of the great demand for Houses, fived Page 360Page 361
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355

Six Hundred and fifty Rupees (650) per- Month, and an Allowance for office. Retablishment:

One hundred Rupees (100) per mensom...

of.

You

will be allowed to select one-

officer as your.

assistant on-a-

Salary of One -

month.

hundred and fifty Rupees (150) per including thirty for Horse Allowance, and

when you report

hes

name- an, az

application.

will be made to Major General. Lord.

Saltown

for

his services.

Lord Saltown. has been to good as to place. In Privates of Her Majesty's service

al

Suropean. Overseers under.

& you-

and Siy

/

Chinese. Overseers will also be allowed.

The Huropeans will be allowed - Twenty five Rupees each per month - Civil Pay, and the Chinese Oversees

Thirty Rupees

each.

each.

The whole of these allowances will. be drawn monthly by a Receipt in Quadriplicate.

and accompanied by

to be. signed by you

ent - Persons

an

Requittance. Boll. of the different- which is required as a Youcher for the charge

on.

its

Is hing hought to account in the Disbursements of the Government of this

Island.

All the

Surveying.

Instruments Now

disposable will be placed at Your Command; and should others be required. they will be. to the supreme - Government of

applied fr

India on

use

on

- .

Your Jurnishing a list of them. A House will be allowed for

the

- of the survey, the rent. of which is, in Consideration of the great demand for Houses,

fived

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