without going through the trouble and form of a Requisition to the Governor for authority to execute it. I may mention that there are 26 buildings here under my charge, the repairs to which, exclusive of storm repairs, amounted to £179.13.7 during the year; this, together with about £30 which may be said to be the sum for repair of Convict tools, makes a large annual amount, which I am confident could be reduced. If I had the men I mention, whose united wages would only amount to £50, even if the convicts alone, I think it would be a saving to point out a pick at the proper time, repair a half-worn wheel-band, and the last of which are expensive and liable to much injury; as soon as they are in bad condition, I am obliged to lay them up until a sufficient number are so, to enable me to estimate for the repair, and make Requisition for the Authority for payment of the money; this is a great inconvenience, and the tools are injured at the same time.
In the Land Registry office, under the charge of the Accountant, Mr. Power, the work has been of its usual description, a little augmented by the voluminous return called for by the House of Commons and other explanations connected with transactions in Land. A very limited number of Memorials, transfers, or mortgages, &c., have been registered during the year—only 68; of this number 16 have been prepared in the office for Chinese, with the usual translation made by the Chinese Secretary. Attached to my Office and to that of the above, was a Chinese clerk, Leou-kiteh, who, in addition to this work, was employed in writing out the copies of Contracts for work, also in Chinese.
repair
without
going through the trouble
and form of a Requisition to the Governor
for authority to excente it. ._ I may
mention that there
are
26 buildings
here
under
my charge, the repairs to which, exclusive of storm repairs amounted to £179.13.7 during
year, this together.
together with about £30 which
the
Anay
be said to be the summ
for repair of Convict tools makes a large annual amount, which I am confident could be reduced_
I had the men I mention, whose united
if I had the
trager
it were
would only amount to £50, even if the convicts alone, I think it.
for would be a saving to points a pick at the proper time, repair a halve on wheel-bandw
the last of which
of
i
are
expensive and liable
as soon as
they
are in bad
to much injury; repair Jam
I am obliged to lay them
A
sufficient
number
are so,
up
to enable
until
a
me
to citimate for the repair, and make Requisition for the Authority for payment
of the
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money; this is a great meonvenience,
and the tools are
injured
at the same time.
In the Loud Registry office, under the charge of the Accountant, Mr. Power, the work
has been of its urucal description, a little augmented by the voluminor return called for by the Aruce of Commons and other explanations connceted with transactions in Land.
A very limited number of Memorials,
of transfers, or suntgages, &c., have been registered during the spar__only 68; of this unuber 16 have been prepared in the office for Chinese, with the usual translation. made by the Chinese Sceretary. Attached to
my Affies
Affice and to that of the above, ales for the preparation or copying of
was a
copying of there documents "Chinese clerk, heoukiteh,
who
addition to this work was
in
employed in
writing out the copies of Contracts for work, also in Chinese..
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