CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 75

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Chinees Interpreter, I was called upon to act as Chinese diterpreter. to the Police Court, in addition to

my former duties as badian Interprcter

vy

to the Supreme and Police Counts, and Chince Interpreter to the Supreme bust but the Salvies Irons at the

time receiving were retneed to

£100 per

Aunum.

I will this

appear

that

Aune

than Tere years ago, I was cujoying

Salary of £7/2 per annum that

A

April 1852 my Salary was £462

in Ûpail

per Annum, and that at the

present time with a much

increased there of duty my Salary

has, after nearly

twelve

years

Service

D

been reduced to £400 per annum.

I would further add that during

the present year

an additional duty

was undertaken by

me and which

ho. been performed up to the present time, that of having the Supervizion

and responsibility of all translations Connected with the Colony, and that the discharge of such

saved the

Office has expense of the employment

of an official translator.

The expence of bringing up an large family precludes the porcibility of my putting by

thing out of

arry

my present incrus, and I would therefore most respectfully subout claim to an increase of Salary,

my