It is Lord Granard's opinion that the recommendations of Sir R. MacDonnell, involving an expenditure of $1500 per annum, should be approved, as a temporary arrangement only, and he proposes, when filling up the appointment of Colonial Secretary, which is now vacant, to call upon the Governor to consider the necessity of remodelling the Dept. [as he considers it very doubtful whether there is any economy in employing Portuguese instead of English clerks, at lower salaries, who although devoted to their work more slowly [ly] by reason of their difficulty in dealing with documents "couched in a language foreign to them"].
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Itis Grau is Jopinion
that the recommendations.
of Sie R. MacDonnell,
involving
aw
expenditure
8. $1500 per annum, should
I approved, as a temporary arrangements only, and
he proposes, when filling up the appointment of Colonial Secretary, which is now -
bacant, to call repon the Governor to consider the
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necessity of remodelling the Deft [as he consider it
sery doubtful whether
there
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I think so
there is any economy
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end
employing Portuguese instead of English clerks,
at lower palarin
who allhough
to their work mow
plowly
"ly reason of their difficulty
dealing with documents "Couched in a language "Foreign to them"]
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