CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 385

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that if it was my s

nominate

for the

ductijto

new

appointments I should like to make offer first to the Dop! I nope of Pobie

(Snap at his was assented to by the Act & Cul? Secretary who said- that would be left to my own judgment.

Bccordingly when on

the 8° June (58 Speceived an order to submit names, of

suitable per

& per cons to fill the Offices of Market Inspectore, I at once made the offer of the appointment to dep Inspector Dunn, whose salary

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is B114 per annum. M. Curr

pesans said; he was comfortables in ... his own office,

and

thought

that he would not change,

to be permitted

but begoods

to give a final answer the following morning. Bassented " and the following morning Mr Deenn said that he would decline the appointment;

then made the offer Dep" "I"]/nep. Roberts whose salary is $108 per annum) and Mr. Roberts, after peflecting

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some hours said that he would accept the office - not so much that he considered