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The increase His Excellency proposes is, to Mr Barradas £100 per annum to put him on the same footing as other first Clerks in the service; to us heiria £50, and to Meso Machado and Alves, £25 each.

This increase will be placed under the head of provisional and temporary, as it is proposed to be granted to the Officers in question on account of their length of service, and is not to be taken to be the fixed salary of their respective offices. It is also His Excellency's intention to ask the Secretary of State to sanction this increase from the 1st July next, the Expenditure to be provided in the supplementary Estimates of this year.

The increased pay however will not be issued until approval is received.

His Excellency does not consider it necessary to take into consideration the application of Messrsrs Costa and del Aquila.

(Signed) W. St. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

(True Copies)
M. Allessande,
Acting Colonial Secretary

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122. The increase His Excellency proposes is, to Mr Barradas £100 per annum to put him on the same footing as other first Clerks in the service; to us heiria £50, and to Meso Machado and Alves, £25 each. This increase will be placed under the head of provisional and temporary, as it is proposed to be granted to the Officers in question on account of their length of service, and is not to be taken to be the fixed salary of their respective offices. It is also His Excellency's intention to ask the Secretary of State to sanction this increase from the 1st July next, the Expenditure to be provided in the supplementary Estimates of this year. The increased pay however will not be issued until approval is received. His Excellency does not consider it necessary to take into consideration the application of Messrsrs Costa and del Aquila. (Signed) W. St. Alexander, Acting Colonial Secretary. (True Copies) M. Allessande, Acting Colonial Secretary
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122. The increase His Excellenen auuum proposes is, to Mr Barradas £100 per to put him on the same footing as other first Clerks in the service; to us heiria £50, and to Meso Machado and Alves, k 25each. This increase will be placed under the head of provisional and temporery, as it is proposed to be grauled to the Officers in question on account of their lenghth of service, and is not to be laken to be the fixed salary of their respective offices. It is also Itis Epollenen » intention to eat the secretary of state to sanction this increase from the set July next, the Expenditure } 114 to be provided in the supplementery Retimates of this pay His Graces منور year The increased however will not be issued until approval is received. His Excellency does not consider it n necessary to take into consideration the application of Mees" " Corta and del Aquila. have, ten (Signed) W. St. Alexander, Acting Colonial Lecretary. (True Copies) MAllesande, Acting Colonial Secretary N [ame] L
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122.

The increase His Excellenen

auuum

proposes is, to Mr Barradas £100 per

to put him on the same footing as other first Clerks in the service; to us heiria £50, and to Meso Machado and Alves, k 25each.

This increase will be placed under the head of provisional and temporery, as it is proposed to be grauled to the

Officers in question

on account of their lenghth of service, and is not to be laken to be the

fixed salary of

their

respective offices. It is also Itis Epollenen » – intention to eat the secretary of state to sanction this increase from the set July next, the Expenditure

}

114

to be provided in the supplementery

Retimates of this

pay

His Graces

منور

year

The increased

however will not be issued until

approval is received.

His Excellency does not

consider it n

necessary to take into

consideration the application of Mees" " Corta and del Aquila.

have, ten

(Signed) W. St. Alexander,

Acting Colonial Lecretary.

(True Copies)

MAllesande,

Acting Colonial Secretary

N

[ame]

L

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