CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8] — Page 336

Juecciin,

mentioned Gentleman as his amounting to £99. 1.5. During the whole of this period though neting nominally as Antour Master only,

one dent was abolished, and as the

tartus

Official duties

uite unc

mine thre

than

require

me Clark, I was therefore ncccusarily compelled to discharge the duties

Harbour Master as well as

thosis

F

chief clerk, the entrefactory performance

I which the ordinary hours of busines

:vere indufficient, - and, indeed, had

-

it not been for

un long experience in the Department, I feel satisfied that I could not even then have got shrough them as mere application is insufficient.

I would further respectfully represent that we present Sian

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(¥250 par dunum) is very emall when the arduous nature of the duties attached to the appointment is considered._ In.

Wo

single instance in the whire of the Departments of the Colony-

in cases

eten

where the routine wnk is

much less complicated

I even

merely mechanical. - is the Chief Clark undersaid, and I cannot but feel had, after a service of neari

it rew

// years during which perion I have twice performed the duties of starcour Master, cumbacing a period of Two

and three months to have to

years

fall back

upon lo inadequate an allowanc