CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 273

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to be Interpreter in Sindostani and Bengali at a salary of $300 and Met Li Hong-mi to be Assistant Interpreter and translator documents at a salary of $1,800 a year.

The salary of Mr Than Lai-Kwong, the clerk and Translator of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, I recommend should be raised to $1,200.

In the despatch No. 43 of 19th April 1881, Your Lordship expresses the opinion that Dr. Eitel, in addition to his duties as Inspector of Schools, should be appointed head Interpreter to the Supreme Court and supervisor of the Staff of Interpreters. For the latter post he is eminently qualified, and, in fact, he has done that duty for a long time.

But I do not think it would be fair to the public interests or to himself to ask Dr. Eitel to take the post of head's Interpreter in the Court for which I now recommend Mr. Ball.

If the interpretation of this colony is to be brought into a satisfactory state, the important duties of Supervisor of the Staff of Interpreters and of the translation...

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269 to be Interpreter in Sindostani and Bengali at a salary of $300 and Met Li Hong-mi to be Assistant Interpreter and translator documents at a salary of $1,800 a year. The salary of Mr Than Lai-Kwong, the clerk and Translator of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, I recommend should be raised to $1,200. In the despatch No. 43 of 19th April 1881, Your Lordship expresses the opinion that Dr. Eitel, in addition to his duties as Inspector of Schools, should be appointed head Interpreter to the Supreme Court and supervisor of the Staff of Interpreters. For the latter post he is eminently qualified, and, in fact, he has done that duty for a long time. But I do not think it would be fair to the public interests or to himself to ask Dr. Eitel to take the post of head's Interpreter in the Court for which I now recommend Mr. Ball. If the interpretation of this colony is to be brought into a satisfactory state, the important duties of Supervisor of the Staff of Interpreters and of the translation...
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to be Interpreter in Sindostani and Bengali at a salary of $300 and Met Li Hong-mi to be Assistant Interpreter and translator

documents at a

year.

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salary of $1,800

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The salary of Mr than Lai-Kwong, the clerk and Tranilator of the Summary Divrisdiction

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fact, he has

done that

for a long time

duty,

but I do not

think it would be fair to the

public interests or to himself to ask ds litel to take the

post of thea's Interpreter in the fourt for which I now recommend Mis Ball.

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of the interpretation of

this folony is to be brought into a satisfactory state, the important duties of Supervisor of

of Interpreters and

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the translation

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