CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12] — Page 74

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than & Asistant Surveyor with

salariis

per

ranging from £150 to £300

ALU

cach and b Draughtsmon

with salaries amounting in the aggregate to £ 2700 per annum.

When I accepted the appointment

1 of Inrumpor

Cneral of this Colony I was

Assistant

aware that there

Maras

Imveyor Gennal and I comprectfully Inway. manitain that it would not be acting

justice to the Wead of the

with

Department to reduce the assistance

whilst the duties are in

Miver

increasing.

Wichart his assistance I shall

be able to keep pace

munense)

with the

quantity of writing devalving

upon the Head. of the Department

but Hay Hou

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なの

2'45 fanet*

0

even at this present time.

I have personally

more

writing

to do and more to think about than

if

J

were in sole charge of 300 miles

of Railway in England

Having regard to the works

nond

in hand and the extra duties thrown The late Typhom

upon my

shoulders by

I have the honor to suggest for the

carideration of this Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor the absolute necefiity to me of retaining Mr

Buckle's services at least inntil the

Contract work now in progress at the Count danse shall be completed (the-Contract expires on the pot of Janmary next) and of the detail