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83

he entered the service in 1870;

January 1873 his

pay

(

was raised

$25 to $30 a month, and

from

at the end

of

October last

year

increase?

be applied for a further to Fifty Dollars a month.

M. Ting being a very

having

an

and

confident draftsman, at the time of his application

opportunity of bettering his prospects, which would have necessitated his retirement from

The service and

have

put the

Government to great difficulties, in finding an equally capable craftsman to succeed him for low a rate of pay, I

2.0

to allow a Vote to be taken

before the Finance Committee increasing his salary to Fifty Dollars a month, and this having been voted I trust Your Lordship

will see fit to allow the sum of two hundred and

fifty Dollars to be placed upon the Supplementary Estimate for 1876.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant.

Governor

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83 he entered the service in 1870; January 1873 his pay ( was raised $25 to $30 a month, and from at the end of October last year increase? be applied for a further to Fifty Dollars a month. M. Ting being a very having an and confident draftsman, at the time of his application opportunity of bettering his prospects, which would have necessitated his retirement from The service and have put the Government to great difficulties, in finding an equally capable craftsman to succeed him for low a rate of pay, I 2.0 to allow a Vote to be taken before the Finance Committee increasing his salary to Fifty Dollars a month, and this having been voted I trust Your Lordship will see fit to allow the sum of two hundred and fifty Dollars to be placed upon the Supplementary Estimate for 1876. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant. Governor
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83 he entered the service in 1870; January 1873 his pay ( was raised $25 to $30 a month, and from at the end of October lart year increase? be applied for a further to Fifty Sollars a month. M. Ting Ina leeing a very having an and confictent draftsman, at the time of his application apportunity of bellering his prospects, which would have necefsitated his retirement from The service and have put the Government to great difficulties, in finding an equally capable craftsman to succed him for law a tate of pay, I enment 2.0 to allow a Vate to be taken before the Imance Committee increasing his salary to Porly Sollars a mouth, and this having bean voted I trout Your Lordship will see fit to allow the of tive Itwo hundred and sun. Dum forly Dollar to be placed upon the Supplementary Estimate for 1876. I have the hover to be, My Lord, Your Lewd hifin Lordship's most pleedien? humble servant. Guvernor
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83

he entered the service in 1870;

January 1873 his

pay

(

was raised

$25 to $30 a month, and

from

at the end

of

October lart

year

increase?

be applied for a further to Fifty Sollars a month.

M. Ting Ina leeing a very

having

an

and

confictent draftsman, at the time of his application

apportunity of bellering his prospects, which would have necefsitated his retirement from

The service and

have

put the

Government to great difficulties, in finding an equally capable craftsman to succed him for law a tate of pay, I enment

2.0

to allow a Vate to be taken

before the Imance Committee increasing his salary to Porly Sollars a mouth, and this having bean voted I trout Your Lordship

will see fit to allow the of tive

Itwo hundred and

sun.

Dum

forly Dollar to be placed upon the Supplementary Estimate for 1876.

I have the hover to be,

My Lord,

Your Lewd hifin

Lordship's most pleedien? humble servant.

Guvernor

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