CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 432

destimonials to the qualifications

·

the Chief

and assiduity of

ai could be desired, and it

Alert with be a

to me

a sourc

if

of gratification

(you will allow me

to

increase the soéary of so efficient

and old a servant of

ament to £400 per

this

Annum.

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

For Your most Obedient Humber Servant

JohnBument

813. 21 Meas.

Another of Se J Bowr

lowring's isolated

recommendations of au

salary.

Auswer

timrease of

by referring

him to Lord Stanley's two

previous despatches, N. 10 of the row.

Aud N:18

Jo

the 13th

of march

April. Say that As he is thereen

instructed

no salaries

whatever should be ungreased so

429

long

the

there is a deficit in the finances of Colony, and that after that defixit is fill

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A

And safely provided for it would be clie duty of the Colonial Foot to consider, in preparing their Annual Estimates what Officers may really ham first claims ban were ase of salary.

Jehoved remark that

nothingh confusion Canpesult from

one detached case after another

Forwarding

of applications for

Aw

and that the subject

wier

ea se

of salary

be

y

shared

treated Comprehensively at the proper

period for dealing with the Ansual income

в

And expenditure of the bolony.

#21 may.

I quite agree. ( May 22.

S.22