CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 449

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Lotion in virtue

of his duties as Deputy Register of Marriages and £50 as personal

allowance and in recognition of

his services" that your Lordship

whilst giving

away £150.

£100, more than I could, that the allowance was made for deprivation of another office. When Your Lordship so markedly gave the reasons for the increase,

In reference to the rule made by Sir AF Kennedy, I beg to observe that as the Barrister enjoys the same salary as Assistant Postmaster-General as my increased salary as Chief Clerk in the Registrar General's Office, I fail to see how the rule is applied.

And as pointed out in my enclosure No. 447, it has not a wide application.

I beg most respectfully to submit that if I am deprived of this appointment at this time, it bears particularly hard upon me.

I have always performed the duties of the office satisfactorily, I believe, and today I have completed 17 years in the Service.

Last summer, the state of my health was anything but good, and my advanced years (55 in the winter) hint to me that my retirement from the Service cannot be long postponed.

In view of such retirement, I hope that His Excellency the Governor...

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Lotion in virtue of his duties as Deputy Register of Marriages and £50 as personal allowance and in recognition of his services" that your Lordship whilst giving away £150. £100, more than I could, that the allowance was made for deprivation of another office. When Your Lordship so markedly gave the reasons for the increase, In reference to the rule made by Sir AF Kennedy, I beg to observe that as the Barrister enjoys the same salary as Assistant Postmaster-General as my increased salary as Chief Clerk in the Registrar General's Office, I fail to see how the rule is applied. And as pointed out in my enclosure No. 447, it has not a wide application. I beg most respectfully to submit that if I am deprived of this appointment at this time, it bears particularly hard upon me. I have always performed the duties of the office satisfactorily, I believe, and today I have completed 17 years in the Service. Last summer, the state of my health was anything but good, and my advanced years (55 in the winter) hint to me that my retirement from the Service cannot be long postponed. In view of such retirement, I hope that His Excellency the Governor...
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・in there words

"Lotion in virtue

of his duties as Deputy Register of Marriages and £50 as personal

5o allowance and in recognition of

by services" that your Sordshift

Whilst

giving

ttike away

me à

£150.

£ 100, mint

By

more

than I could that the allowanc Was made for deprivation of mother office When Your Lordship so markedly gave the reasons of

the increase

to

In the reference to the rule made by Sir AF Kennedy I beg to observe that as the Barff enjoys the same salary as assistant Postmorte - General as my increased salary as Chief Auck in the Registrar Gensicht offer; I fail to see how the rule is applied.

and as

pointed out in my.

447

enclosure N.2 it has not a mide application.__

9. Ley

most respectfully to submit that if I am deprived

of this appointment at this time it hears particularly hard upon

I have always for formed the duties of the office sattofacturing I belove, and A day I have

me

Completed 177 years in the Sinies

Last summer the

next

state of my health was amy thing but good, and my advanced years (55 in Time wint hint to me that my retirement from the Service cannot be bong postponed.

of such retirement that hopes that this Excellency the Governor

I view

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