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X out of this

Hemovalist calculated that he would have to

Ann : for office and extra assistance.

about £200 John Bowning Excellency.

Bray

and this was static to to fi

to

Commensurate with my necessary expenses, and the

degree inlarge my Meand to a scale in some clegue move His Excellency to simplify my duties and I must therefore, most respectfully beg you

of assistance from that quarter.

to

usual Standard

of

Official

Support, and

Salanis : What I feel

the due performance of public duly, is the provision to be absolutely mussary for my own

on

Cluck; To increase in addition

the pait of Government of, at least one efficient

X

Jove

Chay own Salary to

£600 p. Ann : and to relive me of the

anid

Charge

duties and adetition responsibility of the Jail. Even with this

partial simplification of my

to

require considuable

my Means, I

And my

to maintain issof- an advised and beluse it will

economy

would be still required of mes

ritmost enugues chily to discharge what

W. I. Mercor

Honble

have the honor

to be

Your Obedient Suvant

Colonial Secretary

James John Friksme

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Letter N. 2. Copy Letter to Mr Mercer, Colonial Secretary

Sir

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Victoria, 2nd February. 1857

Having stated at length the Arcumstances in which

in

my

letter of the 31st Ultimo,

I find myself placed here addressed to this Excellency. Sir John Bowning,

and

my necessary

the litter inadequary of my salary to meet expensed in the discharge of my United ducked, and t Support myself.. and His Excellmay harming stated his inability to comply with my application for the miniate of Temuneration cohich I find to be absolutely necessary for muy support. I beg you will request of It is Excellency to accept

resignation of the Offices which I hold, from the date of this communication.

In addition to the Circumstances stated in

my

Letter of the 31. t Ultin's, and althe" they form this.

Main and important causes of my inability any longer Fo-hold

my appointments with Dustere to myself or t the public Service, I must now

repeat what I stated. at the intervene with which His Excelling honoured

last

me upon

Saturday, Hamely the exotreime difficulty of holding official intercourse with Her Mapsty's Allorney General, and his my invitating and Offermanly

dictatorial demeanour and

Giving all

my energin most arduous duties,

me

white

language 1. to the faithful discharge of

I have.