CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 334

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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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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"]. Page 331
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in that Defs?

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

#

necessity of remodelling the Deft [as he consider it

sery doubtful whether

there

omit). this L. the ??

I think so

there is any economy

331

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"]

Iamte

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