CO129-152 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [9-10] — Page 149

And a small Saving under the head of

Harbor Master due to the sake of the Viclone

detail in the Estimates.

Almost

wery

which causes inertast has been specially

holic

under the St.

of the

of

the secretary of State in the course

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year,

but as the answers of the latter had not been received when these Extranter

were prepared, it may be preshaped as well

in reply to this despatch.

to state, that his opinion is unchanged isto the increased salaries of the Coroner, t the Weedmaster of the Central School, which appear on the Istionates at the higher rate than wer& Sanctimed; falso that the salary of the Registrar General should not appear as £1000, the additional £200 having been allowed hing as Treasurer & should be paid whim out of that. bole ; & also that the Auditor General is not to receive more than £260

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in glar

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that head,

as long as the present arrangements continue -

As to the Assisemal Lurveyor General, it will be remembered that in the course of 1870 in draftsman

was sent out from home, forders wer

that the former's offici

fiver

to be abolished; this was

done at the end of the year, but immediately

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Afterwards General Whitfill reported. that to prevent arrears of work he had Comporarily appointed a military lufincer. to act, as such with a reduced Salary of $5. When & allowances; this was then approved Kimberly

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but after subsequent correspondence Lord. statal that in his opinion there might be further reduction on the completion of certain public works then on hand; now, General Whilfeild pult on the belimates the old Stary 11 #700, that the teinint of the men best of Council might

"seen dry their votes","

but fires

no further Mearns

be

his wiler, that)

for supporting the present staff not sufficient, whils in fact it appears that there is tobe & considrials dimination in the expenditure on public work, this gear. Looking to this lase; fact, I would suffent,

that the Secretary of State should say. sexs no ground for the permanent pre-creation of the apportance, but that he will be glad thear any representation at maglike to pake From Sir M. Macdonnell this thinion as to the

thathe

adequacy of the present staff: MrKidd's appointment as overten of the Pokfulam Water Works disappears from the bettmates, though heirs to remain for a short time.

Brindes ordinary referees & imforovencals under the harding - Public Works, the only large work is a new Harbor Master's Office $3,000;