Figures in the Blue Book as an Emolument it in reality not one.
3. The amount voted is $40 a month; but as I have to pay $828 for a horse and groom, $24x for four chair bearers and about $10 for Additional Chair bearers, boat-hire, contingent and other Expenses on official inspections in the out-stations during my total disbursement of $50, I am actually a loser to the extent of $20, so that, were the Allowance assessed to Income Tax discontinued, and the Government were simply to refund me the Sums I pay out on account of the Public Service I should be a gainer.
I have thought it right to refer to this matter in rectification of any misconception that might exist as to my deriving any personal pecuniary advantage from the allowance referred to.
4. Besides myself, the only Professional officer in the Colony debarred by his position from private practice is Mr. Knowden, the Judge of the Summary Court whose salary is £1700; and as his case is the only one in the Government service here, to which mine bears any analogy, I had ventured fully to hope that my claim for £1000 would on due investigation have been deemed not otherwise than just and moderate, Especially if any regard...
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Figures
in the Blue Book as an
Emolument it in reality not one.
3. The amount voted is $40
A south; but as I have to pay $828- for a horse and proom, $o 24x for four tramars chair cearers and about $10
for Additional Chair bearers, boat-hire,
contingent
And olker Expenses
official inspections in the out. Stations ducking my total disbursement of 50, I
am flucrally a cover to the extent, $ 20 i wcouth, to that,
the
of
Allowance axlessed to were discontinued, and the Government were simply refund me the Sumes I pay out on account of the Public Service I should be a gainer.
I have thought
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it right to refer to this matter in
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that
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as
tt
my deriving
auf personal pecuniary advantage from the allowance aferred to -
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4. Besides
myself, the only Professional officer in the Colony debarred bes his position from private practic is Mr knowden, the Judge of the hummary Court whore calary is €1700. and as hid case is the only one in the Gvemment service here, to which hind
bears anys analogy. had ventured
£1500 fully to hore that my claim for £ 1000 would on duc investigation have been deemed not otherwise than just and moderate, Expecially if any regar
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