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398

in English

the books and forms required, in English and Chinese must however be regarded

CUD

personally responsible for the efficiency of the whole establishment. The duties devolving on him under Imperial Acts, and as the Colonial officer charged with the immediate supervision of Foreign shipping inwards and outwards rendered it hopeless to expect

per annum to the amount of two millions of tons

I have therefore suggested an increase of his salary by £100 per annum, and am satisfied Your Lordship will approve that proposal.

10.

Enclosure No 4

A clearer idea will be conveyed of the disposition of the several duties of the Department by transmitting for Your Lordship's information the enclosed Regulations for the Department, which I caused the Harbor Master to prepare and which I subsequently revised myself.

It was doubtless a great labor for him to cope with the increased labor created by the new legislation without the aid of such capable assistants as Mr. Jonnochy. It nevertheless was obvious that a vast amount of additional duty, and serious responsibility was in any case imposed on him, and to measure the amount of work to be undertaken and the difficult nature of that work, which so long deterred this Government from sooner grappling with the task of subjecting native

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398in Englishthe books and forms required, in English and Chinese must however be regardedCUDpersonally responsible for the efficiency of the whole establishment. The duties devolving on him under Imperial Acts, and as the Colonial officer charged with the immediate supervision of Foreign shipping inwards and outwards rendered it hopeless to expectper annum to the amount of two millions of tonsI have therefore suggested an increase of his salary by £100 per annum, and am satisfied Your Lordship will approve that proposal.10.Enclosure No 4A clearer idea will be conveyed of the disposition of the several duties of the Department by transmitting for Your Lordship's information the enclosed Regulations for the Department, which I caused the Harbor Master to prepare and which I subsequently revised myself.It was doubtless a great labor for him to cope with the increased labor created by the new legislation without the aid of such capable assistants as Mr. Jonnochy. It nevertheless was obvious that a vast amount of additional duty, and serious responsibility was in any case imposed on him, and to measure the amount of work to be undertaken and the difficult nature of that work, which so long deterred this Government from sooner grappling with the task of subjecting native
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398

in English

the books and forms required, in

and Chinese must however be

CUD

regarded

personally responsible for the efficiency

of the whole establishment. The duties

him under Imperial

on

previously devolving Acts, and as the bolonial officercharged with the immediate supervision of Foreign shipping inwards and outwards

شعر

per

annum rendered it

to the amount of two millions of tono

to expect

hopeless

I have therefore suggested

an

increase

of his salary by £100 per annum,

and am satisfied Your Sardship

approve that proposal.

10.

will

Encloome No 4

A clearer idea will be

conveyed

of the disposition of the Several duties of the Department by transmitting for Your Lordship's information the enclosed. Regulations for the Department, which I caused the Harbor Master to prepare

and which I

subsequently revised to

It

myself -

was

doubtless in a

great

him to cope with the increased labor

created by the new

W the aid of

such as

legislation without

a very capable assistants Mor Jonnochy. It nevertheless

was obvious that a vast amount of

additional duty, and serious responsibility

was in

any

case imposed

on

him, and

measure the amount of work to be

undertaken and the difficult nature

of that work, which so

long deterred

grappling

this Government from sooner

with the task of subjecting native

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