CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 354

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Co

officers of Rovemment an

away

to less irksome employment,.

ments,

to the repose nee

devote

ecessary in

such an enervating climate.

I away be permitted to mention

that the Cathedral was

executed

oney and

designed and atthough it was

officially in lineated to the Jensties that, the architect if a Cost officer should be paid his commission, any to the same was not admitted by then

claim

Majesty's Einrument and I was their deprived of the sum of tho 416 which

eccessarily have been paid to

a private architect, or to officers of Engineers had they

The

undertaken the wrik.

salary attached to

attached to the office of

Surreyor Emeral

per annum,

originally #1000 Peto

this was reduced to to 800

at a time when the funds of the

were at a low ebb, since that

Colony period

my

duties have been steadily

increasing,

and as the Colony has now become half-supporting, and the largest

amount of revenue is derived from the

hand under

sale of land

any management

I am induced to hope that

caray

You

353

be pleased to increase my

salary by to 200-forn

this quise it to it

and

to its former level. _

Permit me Liv, further to bring

The Gov. hard

hart your

honor of a

your notice

telen duthorized

elaine to the

my a beat in the Camcil of

"to select the Colony.

tur official Men as

Brand

At a time when the

was small and composed

additions talmost exclusively of

the Cocceial.

Government

leffs servants I did not aspire to that position, but as I an firene

to

understand that an addition

be enade thento I trust you

any

be pleased to sanction afpointment, which has I am aware

teen

userally

already suggested for your ap. -proval, and which is use

accorded to Surveyors luneral of

An knowledge of

then Colonies. —

con

the Chinese character which

stant official intercours with the crative inhabitants, Crown terranto and others has paren

Excl

could

lest

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