CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 7

Ty.

I may mention that I frequently find it

impossible to get the accounts ready for

Audit by the 23° of the month, the date on

which they should be with the Quditor General to insure payment to the

Contractors before the end of the month.

The duties of the Assistant Clerk

on the Temporary Establishment are

to copy correspondence and to perform

copying work generally, he is also in charge of the Government Stores, and

it is seldorn that he

carv

his work in the usual.

u get through

sual Office hours.

3

be placed on the permanent staff, as

before stated the former officer has

been regularly em,

dire

aployed

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Department for three years and a

half, ant. the latter for sixe years.

and. I see no prospect of the Goverre -

-ment being able to dispense with

I believe it is

allowed that the Officers of

their services

generally all

the hard.

the Survey Department ure

-est worked in the service, and. I

have

770

hesitation in stating that

such is the

case in Hong Kong.

I have ye

7.

I have the honor to suggest

that both the "Assistant Engineer"

And "Assistant Clerk and Store Reeper

be

{

signed.)

WWilson.

Surveyor

General.

True Copy.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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