and the latter having it in their power to occupy their leisure how they might suit their inclination and try interests, a privilege of which it is now proposed to deprive them.
I am aware that a public notification in the year 1844 intimated that no Government Officer should engage in any work or receive any remuneration other than their official emoluments, but that certificate solely applied to official duties for which fees might be demanded, or cantile transactions, or such final work as would necessarily be performed during office hours; and not to interfere with the occupation of their leisure.
Had the intentions of the notification been to disallow all private practice amongst Government Servants, all employment of any private nature, whether professional, literary, or otherwise, which might bring emolument, would have been stopped at the time; but on the contrary, such a question was never raised, and from that period to the present, I have continued with the sanction of my superiors, viz., Messrs. Davis, Bonham, and others, to enjoy the privilege of any private practice.
It is to be borne in mind that in a Colony where frequently unexampled or arduous tasks have happened to be executed, my occasional labour has been essential not only to the Europeans and Chinese builders who could not have designed and executed them, but as tending to the improvement of the Colony, and in this respect beneficial to the Crown; but in no case have such private works been attended to by me during Office hours without the sanction of the Governor.
In cases where such works involved both public and private time, special reference was made to the Governor, and leave was granted under certain circumstances. For example, services are placed at the disposal...
and the latter having it in their power
& occafy
their leisure hom
suit their inclination
Gd
try interests, a
purposed
fivilege of which it is now,
to deprive
I am aware that a public notifications in the gear 1844 in timated that no Eovemment Officer
engage in hack,
should
Jes
or receive
or other two laments over and
alore his t
cations
but that sertifis Solay!
always understood b
& Official duties
¡ apply
for which fees might be demanded, aver can- tile transactions,
or such final work as would be cessarily be performed living office hours; and not to intern poor with the occupation of their lesson
Had the intentions of
the artifi cations heen of disallow all pinnato – practice
Eovemment Lewants,
all comployment of any private nations whether (nofessional, liter
literary
or otherwise
would
which might bring entolemment, amed at the time have been Stopped; but
the contrary such a question was never the contrary duck a
raised, and
from that period to the 211
present I have continued with the:
Lauation
Lie Lohn Davis, die lenge.
of Bonham, and foll faine to enjing
siivilege of any print functice. _
It is to be borne in mind that in a
the
Colony where frequently un luginen or Anducted has happened.
To reside, my
occasional turullanan
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of ferrate anker,
essential terrine, anot anly to the
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Enchants and Chinese builders wher could not crassisted have designed
to the and executed them, but as tending
improvement of the Colony, and in this beneficial to the Crown;
but in
no case have such priate works been
hours attended to by
dening Office
the Esserer for
without the sanction
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Case where such works in-
the time bening -
Jen
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solved both publice and fuirato time
special refermer
and lease was
was enrade to the Cormor
franted
f excumstances
For Ex comple
ex
Services are placed at the disposal.
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