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free, and not having the least

doubt that

you

would sushort

his application Icarnestly by

your intercession to move stis Excellency to grant me, in addition to my Salary, the half of that of

the Chief Clerk, in accordance with

the Colonial Regulations.

my

-

I beg to state that I found

claim to the office and

Salary,

on

the fact

that I am at

present performing the duties

of Chief Clerk in addition to my own and that Jam now upwards eleven

years

Lince Jetober 1845 in

of

in the Service and

my present

ffice, performing.

ever since

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that date, the duties not only of

Chief Clerk, when that officer has

been unavoidably absent from duty

on account

F

sickness, but even

those of others at various times

and I am happy to state that throughout the whole period of my

service I have never been noted

for neglect of duty or otherwise.. I beg further to add that in the course of my service under Captain Mist, Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir John Davis, and Stis Excellency Sin Genge Bonham, I have always merited the Countenance of those Gentlemen- and not less

His Excellency The acting

from

Governon.

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