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Government Interpreter, and 8 "Mantis' Leave on half-pay.

9.

Fraw the date of his

a Student Interpreta

arrival as Mr Lister has been 8

Years

and

since entitled to

13 Months in the leolony, and although long employment in

in the higher branches

of the Service, has not been

fortunate enough to secure a

permanent appantment.

3.

In very many

branches

of the Public Service when I Cormer, Acting Afsistant

acting

Harbor Master, Sheriff, and Registrar General, he has given proef of great efficiency and

diligence, and there cannot be a darlet that his inability to obtain fitting permanent employ

ment has arisen....

from

@ are en

beyond his omitial or that of the Excecutive. In fact, the positio to which Mr Lister might justly have aspired has not been attained simply because the

Service is small, and the other Student Interpreters who have

been

provided for, had clarins of seniority. We is now

home, and

it

Reers

going

to me

to be a peculiar hardship that after such long and well tried savice, he should only

be.