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Assistant Surgeons attached to Military Department, on a system of £200 to £250 for allowance per annum, which at all events might be tried when an office becoming vacant.

13. The Harbour Master's Department is susceptible of reduction; no Assistant Harbour Master is now required, although one was undoubtedly required in the earlier days of the Colony. Mr. Lena, the Assistant Harbour Master, was employed under Captain Elliot as such, and was in the cutter "Louisa" when that Gentleman and Sir Gordon Bremer were wrecked. Mr. Lena is a hard-working, respectable person, and is now in a bad state of health from Rheumatism brought on by exposure to bad weather. I should be well pleased if your Lordship could transfer Mr. Lena to some other Colony; but considering his claims, services, and the state of his health, I cannot recommend that he be dismissed without some provision.

14. The Supreme Court, and Attorney General. This appears to me to be the most over-paid and under-worked Departments of this Colony, and were it not in existence, I should, with the experience that I now have of its working, of the duties it has to perform, of its extravagant cost, and its inaptitude to the circumstances of the Colony, propose an entirely different system.

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308 Assistant Surgeons attached to Military Department, on a system of £200 to £250 for allowance per annum, which at all events might be tried when an office becoming vacant. 13. The Harbour Master's Department is susceptible of reduction; no Assistant Harbour Master is now required, although one was undoubtedly required in the earlier days of the Colony. Mr. Lena, the Assistant Harbour Master, was employed under Captain Elliot as such, and was in the cutter "Louisa" when that Gentleman and Sir Gordon Bremer were wrecked. Mr. Lena is a hard-working, respectable person, and is now in a bad state of health from Rheumatism brought on by exposure to bad weather. I should be well pleased if your Lordship could transfer Mr. Lena to some other Colony; but considering his claims, services, and the state of his health, I cannot recommend that he be dismissed without some provision. 14. The Supreme Court, and Attorney General. This appears to me to be the most over-paid and under-worked Departments of this Colony, and were it not in existence, I should, with the experience that I now have of its working, of the duties it has to perform, of its extravagant cost, and its inaptitude to the circumstances of the Colony, propose an entirely different system.
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19. 308 Assistant Surgeons attached to Military Department, on the of £200 to £250 for allowanc annum,- a system which at all events might be tried office becoming vacant.. 13. the The Harbour Masais Department is susceptible of Appistant Harbour réduction; no master is now required, although one undoubtedly was in the earlier days of the Colony.. Lena, the Afistant Harbour Faster, was employed under Captain Elliot as and was 1899, and long ago as was in the futter "Louisa" when that Gentleman and Fir Gordon Bremer were wrecked. Mr. Lena is a hard working, respectable person, and Harbour Master. is nowTM in from Rheumatism brought. Climate, and by exposure to bad state of health on by the this weather. I should be. well pleased. An Lena to some other if your Lordship could transfer considering other Colony; but his claims, services, and the state of his health, I cannot, that he be dismissed. recomm without Suprama 14. Court, and Attorney General. G ins some provision.. This appears to Me to be the most over-paid and under- worked and Departments of this Colony, were it not in existense should, with the experience that I now have of it's wo tking, of the duties it has to performs, of its extravagant. cost, and to the propose as I think, its inaptitude, circumstances of the arr Colony entirely differents system 13
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308

Assistant Surgeons attached to Military Department,

on

the

of £200 to £250 for

allowanc

annum,-

a system

which at all

events might be tried

office becoming vacant..

13.

the

The Harbour Masais

Department is susceptible of

Appistant Harbour

réduction; no

master is

now required, although

one

undoubtedly

was in the

earlier days of the Colony.. Lena, the Afistant Harbour

Faster, was employed under Captain Elliot as

and was

1899, and

long ago as

was in the futter

"Louisa" when that Gentleman

and Fir

Gordon Bremer were

wrecked. Mr. Lena is a

hard

working, respectable person, and

Harbour Master.

is

nowTM

in

from Rheumatism brought. Climate, and by exposure to

bad state of

health

on

by the

this

weather.

I should be.

well pleased.

An Lena to

some other

if your Lordship could transfer

considering

other Colony; but

his claims, services, and

the state of his health, I cannot, that he be dismissed.

recomm

without

Suprama 14.

Court,

and

Attorney

General.

G

ins

some provision..

This appears to

Me

to

be the most over-paid and under-

worked

and

Departments of this Colony,

were it not in existense

should, with the experience that I now have of it's

wo

tking, of the duties it has to performs, of its extravagant.

cost, and

to the

propose

as

I think, its inaptitude,

circumstances of the

arr

Colony

entirely differents system

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