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General's Office, Mr. da Silva and Mr Place A.M

2. Me da Silva joined the Magistracy in 1874 as temporary Clerk on a salary of $35 per mensem, but shortly afterwards anticipating a vacancy on the permanent Staff of the Post Office consequent upon the retirement of Mr Simpson from that Department, he obtained a temporary Clerkship in the Post Office without pay. Subsequently, upon Mr. Simpson's departure, a salary of £25 a month or £62.10 per annum was allotted to him.

3. This £25 was in June last year increased to £35, as Mr. Silva was in consequence of his friends with whom he had hitherto resided leaving the Colony, thrown upon his own unaided resources, and Your Lordship will easily believe that even a Portuguese cannot live on so small a rate of pay in this Colony.

4. Neither of these rates of pay, however, were ever intended to be more than purely provisional and were only intended to last as long as Mr. Silva, who is a young man, was undergoing...

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General's Office, Mr. da Silva and Mr Place A.M 2. Me da Silva joined the Magistracy in 1874 as temporary Clerk on a salary of $35 per mensem, but shortly afterwards anticipating a vacancy on the permanent Staff of the Post Office consequent upon the retirement of Mr Simpson from that Department, he obtained a temporary Clerkship in the Post Office without pay. Subsequently, upon Mr. Simpson's departure, a salary of £25 a month or £62.10 per annum was allotted to him. 3. This £25 was in June last year increased to £35, as Mr. Silva was in consequence of his friends with whom he had hitherto resided leaving the Colony, thrown upon his own unaided resources, and Your Lordship will easily believe that even a Portuguese cannot live on so small a rate of pay in this Colony. 4. Neither of these rates of pay, however, were ever intended to be more than purely provisional and were only intended to last as long as Mr. Silva, who is a young man, was undergoing...
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... General's Office, Mr. da Silva and Mr Place A.M 2. Me da Silva joined the Magistracy in 1874 as temporary salary of $35 per mensem, but shortly afterwards Clerk on a in the anticipating a vacancy permanent Staff of the Post Office consequent upon the retirement of Mr Simpson from that- Department, he obtained a temporary Clerkship in the. Post Office without pay. subsequently upon IW. Simpson's departure a salary of #25 a month or £62.10 per was allotted to him. and annum. منزل 3. This #25 was in 31 3 June last year increased to #35, as Mr. Silva iw -consequence of his friends with whom he had hitherto was resided leaving the bolony. thrown upon his own unaided resources, and Your Lordship_ will easily believe that even a Portuguese. a rate of pay month in this Colony. Somall cannot live on so 4. as $95 a Neither of these rates of pay however were ever intended " to be more than purely provisional and were long a young -only intended to last as Mr. Silva who is quite man was undergoing
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General's Office, Mr. da Silva and

Mr Place

A.M

2. Me da Silva joined the Magistracy in 1874 as temporary

salary of $35 per mensem, but shortly afterwards

Clerk on a

in the

anticipating a vacancy permanent Staff of the Post Office consequent upon the retirement of Mr Simpson from that- Department, he obtained a temporary Clerkship in the. Post Office without

pay. subsequently upon IW. Simpson's departure a salary of #25 a month or £62.10 per

was

allotted to him.

and

annum.

منزل

3.

This #25 was in

31

3

June last

year increased to #35, as Mr. Silva

iw

-consequence of his friends

with whom he had hitherto

was

resided leaving the bolony. thrown upon his own unaided resources, and Your Lordship_ will easily believe that even a Portuguese.

a rate of pay month in this Colony.

Somall cannot live on so

4.

as $95 a

Neither of these rates of

pay however were ever intended " to be more than purely provisional

and

were

long a young

-only intended to last as Mr. Silva who is

• quite

man was

undergoing

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