CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 267

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2 Wild I am Satisfied that the public service would not suffer by the appointment of either of these Officers, who are all deserving of Your Lordship's consideration, I feel it my duty to express my opinion of their respective merits to enable Your Lordship to do justice between them, and to make the best selection for the performance of the duties of this important public office.

3 Mr Deane who now holds the Office of Captain Superintendent of Police, is a sufficiently efficient Officer with Sufficient capacity to fill the Office he applies for. He is in every way respectable though wanting... he stipulates for a Salary of not less than £1300 per annum at Your Lordship's discretion. Your Lordship will observe in a despatch by this mail that I have considered, and have recommended the Salary of £1000 per annum having regard to the general scale of Salaries in this Colony.

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2 Wild I am Satisfied that the public service would not suffer by the appointment of either of these Officers, who are all deserving of Your Lordship's consideration, I feel it my duty to express my opinion of their respective merits to enable Your Lordship to do justice between them, and to make the best selection for the performance of the duties of this important public office. 3 Mr Deane who now holds the Office of Captain Superintendent of Police, is a sufficiently efficient Officer with Sufficient capacity to fill the Office he applies for. He is in every way respectable though wanting... he stipulates for a Salary of not less than £1300 per annum at Your Lordship's discretion. Your Lordship will observe in a despatch by this mail that I have considered, and have recommended the Salary of £1000 per annum having regard to the general scale of Salaries in this Colony.
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2 Wild I am Satisfied that the public service would not suffer by the appointment of either of these Officers, who are all deserving of Your Lordships sideration, I feel to it my duty express of their respective opinion merits to enable Your Lordship to do justice between them, and to make the best selection for the performance of the duties of important public office. ar 3 Mr Deane who how holds the Office 3 264 of Caption Superintendent of stolice, is ce facinly efficient Officer with Sufficient capacity ta fill the Office his applies for he is in every wallimes respectable though wes wanting he stipsilates for Salary + 1300 for commun f of not less than in discretion per an Your Lordship will desfatate observe in a by this mail that consider, and have recommended the Salary of £: 1000 per having regard to the to be sufficient. of general heale Colony. Salaries in this
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2 Wild I am Satisfied that the public service would not suffer by the appointment of either of these Officers, who are all deserving of Your Lordships sideration, I feel

to

it my duty express

of their respective

opinion

merits to enable

Your Lordship to do justice between them, and to make the best selection

for the performance of the duties of

important public office.

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3 Mr Deane who how holds the Office

3

264

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observe in a

by this mail that consider, and have recommended the

Salary of £: 1000 per having regard to the

to be sufficient.

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general heale Colony.

Salaries in this

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