CO129-028 - Bonham - 1849 [1-3] — Page 335

the

I shall be enabled to

At the latter and of the year by __ direction of His breelleney, his services were dispensed with, together with the DB Clerk Mestaricon, the office Corlic and the Messenger. The services of the first of above named officers I supply by employing the Prancer of Coolies, Aelow who is apparently a good scholar, and can copy out Chinese dreuments, under the superintendence of 110. Gutzlaff the Chinese sceretary, sufficiently well for all the purposes of the office, he is a urceful and "tructiontly servants and I have always, found him attentive to his work and show anxiety ofor the good of the service; as an attendants and interpreter for myself and Clerk of works and Road Overseer, in

the Roads visiting

or works, he is most useful, for which service. His breelleney was pleased to sanction Home allowance for him, but this together with to

-

Hove allowance to the Road overweer

been of

329

has

course discontinued since the

stoppage of the works. _

The

two native bverseers of Convicts,

one at. £50 per annum and the other

12./0-

for allowance, he being in the quand

corre

were also discharged; both intelligcut and aceful

useful men,

services

but the

of one happily enabled to avail myself of a he is appointed Sergeant of the guard, I am nearly equally well served by him in his new capacity, and a saving effected of £62, 10 per annum; at the same time it obliges me to keep all the going together which is sometimes

very

inconvenient,

particularly when excenting repairs in the

Streets._

Reductions to a small amount wer

of

also made in the Salaries of the Road Ovencer and accountants, forming

aggregate saving in the cost of the