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has been highly recommended both for zeal and ability by all the Officers under whom he has served and his knowledge of the current business of this Office is most valuable. The duties of the Colonial Audit

certainly

are

onerous

and

perhaps not less important than

those

of

the senior Clerks

in the

Treasury, Surveyor General's Department,

Police Magistrates' Office

or Harbour

Master's Department yet the

incumbents

of these Offices

are

all

in receipt of the higher class of

Clerk's salaries.

Mr Da Silva has always

carried

out

his duties without

additional assistance but I attribute

this rather to hard work and good health than to want of occupation. In addition to being the

Office for auditing the accounts - this Office provides and pays for the Stationery, printed forms, bookbinding and other - similar items required by all the

Government

Departments

and the duty of attending to

this branch

causes

a

very

considerable

increase to the work of the Audit

We

of

the

In this instance I think length

of

service might also bear some

weight, for after upwards of some

years

of

valuable service;

Seven

Mr Da

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155 has been highly recommended both for zeal and ability by all the Officers under whom he has served and his knowledge of the current business of this Office is most valuable. The duties of the Colonial Audit certainly are onerous and perhaps not less important than those of the senior Clerks in the Treasury, Surveyor General's Department, Police Magistrates' Office or Harbour Master's Department yet the incumbents of these Offices are all in receipt of the higher class of Clerk's salaries. Mr Da Silva has always carried out his duties without additional assistance but I attribute this rather to hard work and good health than to want of occupation. In addition to being the Office for auditing the accounts - this Office provides and pays for the Stationery, printed forms, bookbinding and other - similar items required by all the Government Departments and the duty of attending to this branch causes a very considerable increase to the work of the Audit We of the In this instance I think length of service might also bear some weight, for after upwards of some years of valuable service; Seven Mr Da
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has been highly recommended botte for geal and ability by all the Officers under whom he has served and his knowledge of the contine business of this Officer is most valuable_ The duties of the Colonial Audit

bierb

certainely

ad

onerous

perhaps not less important than

those

q

the senior Clerks

in the

and

หน

Treasury, Surveyor General's Department,

Police Magistrates' Office

or Harbour

Master's Department yet the ~~

incumbents

of these Offices

arc

all

in receipt of the bigher class of

Clerk's salaries.

Mr Da Silva has always

carried

arr

his duties without.

additional assistance but I attribute

this rather to hard work and good health than to want of occupation_ In addition to being the

-

Office for anditing the accounts - this Office provides and pays for the Stationery, printed founs, bookbinding and vor - similar items required by all the thus Government

Departments of

and the duty of attending to

this branch

curses

very

considerable

increase to the work of the Audit

We ofthe Ilan the

of

J

In this instance I think length

service might also bear some

ale weight, for after uperwards of som

Length & Fences

di and chiff

A

man

0

years

valuable service;

Seven

Mr Du

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