were contained in your despatch of the 4th October last. The result is a further Memorial from the Civil Officers, which I have now the honor to transmit. It points out the difficulty of any Civil servant availing himself of leave of absence during a vacation on account of the expense attending travelling here. This is quite true and it should be extremely glad if it were possible to obviate this difficulty generally.
Increase of salary to the Civil Officers is the most palpable expedient, but I need scarcely point out that at present such a scheme would be impossible. Vide also Govr to Secy of State Nr. 76, 8/10 July 1866. Para 169 comparatively small salaries received by the Civil servants compared with the advantages offered to persons employed in the service of Mercantile houses, combined with the reckless extravagant style of living introduced by the latter have so enhanced the price of the necessities of life, that the position of the Civil Officers is greatly deteriorated by those circumstances, which, it must be admitted, are beyond their control.
At the same time I feel bound to say that I do not think this climate deserving of the comments made on it by the English press. I believe it a better and safer residence on the whole than any in the West Indies - at least for Europeans. This colony is in many respects a marked exception to all others,
were contained in
October last.
your despater of the 4th
to. The result is a further Memorial from the livil Officers, which I have
now
honor to transmit. It points out the
the
Civil servant availing
difficulty of any
himself of
leave
of
absence
during
a vacation
on account of the expense attending
ف
travelling here. This is
quite true and
possible
should be extremely glad if it were
to obviate this
generally
difficulty.
Increase of salary
to the livil Officers is the most
palpable expedient, but I need scarcely
"point out that at present such a scheme
would be impossible.
vide also Gov? to Secy of State Nr. 76, 8110 July
1866. Para
169
comparatively small salaries received by the bivil servants compared with the advantages
offered to persons employed in the service of Mercantile houses, combined with the #
waste and exxtravagant
reckless
extravagant stiple of
living introduced by the latter have so enhanced the price of the necefsuries of life,
that the position of the livil Officers is
those circumstances,
greatly
deteriorated by
which, it must be admitted, are
beyond their control.
8.
wholly
----
At the same time I feel bound to
say that
I
do not think this climate
deserving of the comments the English Trefs.
paped
on
it by
and I believe it a
better and safer residence on the whole
This
bolony
is in
many respecto
a
marked exception to all others, and the
than
any
in the West Indies - at least for
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