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Prisoners confined in jail, and for the increased cost of conveyance of Convicts to penal settlements.

As a Commission is sitting to inquire into the present Police System, I refrain from making any further observations about that branch of the public service, merely remarking that the actual cost of the Police during the current year will greatly exceed the estimated amount.

92. From the attached statement of Salaries, it will be seen that the alterations in the salaries of the officers and others, as set down in the Estimates for 1855 and 1856, result in a net increase of £758. 2. Most of the items have already received the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government, or have been reported with a view to obtaining the same.

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03. Such as require to be yet reported for Sanction are: £5 increase to the pay of the Porter employed in the Government Offices. He has served 14 years and given general satisfaction during that time.

£10 to 4 Messengers, £10 to 14 Coolies in the Surveyor General's office, £10 to 1 Clerk in the Registrar General's office, £7.10 to 3 Messengers, in all £36.10 per annum to 14 individuals, being at the rate of £2 per month to the Porter, and £1 to the Messengers and Coolies, in fact giving the latter what they had in 1846, viz., £6 per month, or nearly as much as similar servants get in private establishments.

94. The next amount requiring the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government is £16, the pay of the new additional Gardener required for the Government Garden or Park just finishing.

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52 Prisoners confined in jail, and for the increased cost of conveyance of Convicts to penal settlements. As a Commission is sitting to inquire into the present Police System, I refrain from making any further observations about that branch of the public service, merely remarking that the actual cost of the Police during the current year will greatly exceed the estimated amount. 92. From the attached statement of Salaries, it will be seen that the alterations in the salaries of the officers and others, as set down in the Estimates for 1855 and 1856, result in a net increase of £758. 2. Most of the items have already received the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government, or have been reported with a view to obtaining the same. 53 330 03. Such as require to be yet reported for Sanction are: £5 increase to the pay of the Porter employed in the Government Offices. He has served 14 years and given general satisfaction during that time. £10 to 4 Messengers, £10 to 14 Coolies in the Surveyor General's office, £10 to 1 Clerk in the Registrar General's office, £7.10 to 3 Messengers, in all £36.10 per annum to 14 individuals, being at the rate of £2 per month to the Porter, and £1 to the Messengers and Coolies, in fact giving the latter what they had in 1846, viz., £6 per month, or nearly as much as similar servants get in private establishments. 94. The next amount requiring the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government is £16, the pay of the new additional Gardener required for the Government Garden or Park just finishing. Are
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52 Prismers emfined in foil, and for the Convicte increased cost of enveyouse of Emviela to penal settlements. As a Commission is JL. Asa -Sitting to inquire into the present Police System, I refrain from making any further observations about that branch of the public service, merely somarking that the actual_cost of the fails during the - out year. estimated amount. current will -greatly Heced the 92. From the ameted statement - Dalaries. it will be seen that the alterations in the salaries of the officers and others, As & put down in the Estimates for 1855 and 1856, result in a moth. increase of £ 758. 2 _ _ Most of the items have already received the Sanction of Her Majesty's Opovernment, or have been reported with new to obtaining the same . a view 53 330 03. Such as 23. require to be get reported for Sanction are! £5 increase to the pay of the Poster employed. in the the Government Offices. He has served 14 years and given general Seitisfaction_ during that time. £ 10 to 44 Messengers " # " 2.10 to 1 10 to 14 Coolies in the Surveyor General' office. 1 D. in the Registlar General's office. 1.10 to 1 · 7.10 to 3 Messengers. # in all £36. 10 per annum to 1/4 individivals, being at the rate of 42 per mouth to the Porter, and & to the Messsingers and Coolies, in fact giving the latter what they had in 18468, viz., # 6 per mouth, or nearly much Mrs Mu Ovd Similar Servants get in the private establishments. 941. The next amounts requiring the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government ₤16, the pay of the new additionnel Gardener leguired for the Garden orbart Government Pense just finishing . Are
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Prismers emfined in foil, and for the

Convicte

increased cost of enveyouse of Emviela to penal settlements.

As a Commission is

JL. Asa

-Sitting

to inquire into the present Police System,

I refrain from making any further observations about that branch of the public service, merely somarking that the actual_cost of the fails during the -

out year. estimated amount.

current

will

-greatly

Heced

the

92. From the ameted statement - Dalaries. it will be seen that the alterations in

the salaries of the officers and others,

As

& put down in the Estimates for 1855 and 1856, result in a moth. increase of £ 758. 2 _ _ Most of the items have already received the Sanction of Her Majesty's Opovernment,

or have been reported with new to obtaining the same .

a view

53

330

03. Such as 23.

require to be get reported for Sanction are!

£5 increase to the pay of the Poster employed.

in the

the Government Offices. He has served 14 years and given general Seitisfaction_ during

that time.

£ 10 to 44 Messengers

"

#

"

2.10 to 1

10 to 14 Coolies in the Surveyor General' office. 1 D. in the Registlar General's office. 1.10 to 1

· 7.10 to 3 Messengers.

#

in all £36. 10 per annum to 1/4 individivals, being at the rate of 42 per mouth to the Porter, and & to the Messsingers and Coolies, in fact giving the latter what they had in 18468, viz., # 6 per mouth, or nearly

much

Mrs Mu

Ovd

Similar Servants

get in the private establishments.

941. The next amounts requiring the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government ₤16, the pay of the new

additionnel Gardener

leguired for

the

Garden orbart

Government Pense just finishing .

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