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alluded to, there is one other item on die list, viz: the "Punjauber Interpreta"

which would seen to be sufficiently explained;

by the return staref; but, vevertheles. I

may ༩༩༩|

as well freehaps furitier point out

to You Grace that with

Join

-many

mixed)

arpetent

races in the Community it is not only desirable but essential that Intepuders should be procured for the public service, and this when the Sikh

being formed in India I

Police

ivas

! devived that the services of a

more)

one or mor

and)

pusons opreathing

bak English Punjabee should be

engaged. One of

the men 20

Avas,

engaged.

instu instructions

ed under

my

prea

in May last, allachodi

schedule

to the Supreme Court and the Police Force

with

a.

--salary which

appeared to r

erie

only reasonable, riz : 1600 divided equally

between the departments.

り

The only item

requiring explanations

under the last schedule of "Creation of New

}}

Offices has reference to the appointment of

an Overseer of Works at Victoria Peate, on which I have to observe that the appoint.

ment is buit

buit

temporary and

or

din

originated

an opinions expressed by the Surveyor Commal; in which I full, concurred, that the times which would necessarily be lost in travelling

to and

ر

from such a distance rendered a temporary appointment indispensable, and that the cost of salary would be saved by the exclusive and constant surveillance secured over

The workmen's