CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 448

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3. $4.80 per money por Mr J. A. Barros, This Officer asked permission to work in the Post Office as Clerk early during last year.

445 gear produced #54 4 2 doubtless gradually which will sum which increase.

(II) Chinese Staff 064 ar crease m. Chan bai. This Officer has been in the service and is a most valuable man. He has proved himself to be a quiet, painstaking, and obliging Officer, and I scarcely know how to dispense with his services.

When he joined the Department, the extra Clerk was free during at least half his time to attend to general duty, but the increase of money has almost entirely absorbed this Officer's time, so that he really cannot give much assistance in the general work of the office.

His duty is called shroff, but his duties are very multifarious. He especially looks after the whole matter of money, sees that parcels are ready, that labels are offered beforehand, that coins are in attendance. In 1877, this Officer was keeping everything working smoothly, selling stamps when required, and was in attendance pretty much round the clock. That is where the duty is really hard on the Chinese staff.

2. The Europeans, for ordinary days, come in rotation, but I am bound to say the Chinese get very little rest.

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more than double the passages. 3. $4.80 per money por Mr J. A. Barros, This Officer asked permission to work in the Post Office as Clerk early during last year. 445 gear produced #54 4 2 doubtless gradually which will sum which increase. (II) Chinese Staff 064 ar crease m. Chan bai. This Officer has been in the service and is a most valuable man. He has proved himself to be a quiet, painstaking, and obliging Officer, and I scarcely know how to dispense with his services. When he joined the Department, the extra Clerk was free during at least half his time to attend to general duty, but the increase of money has almost entirely absorbed this Officer's time, so that he really cannot give much assistance in the general work of the office. His duty is called shroff, but his duties are very multifarious. He especially looks after the whole matter of money, sees that parcels are ready, that labels are offered beforehand, that coins are in attendance. In 1877, this Officer was keeping everything working smoothly, selling stamps when required, and was in attendance pretty much round the clock. That is where the duty is really hard on the Chinese staff. 2. The Europeans, for ordinary days, come in rotation, but I am bound to say the Chinese get very little rest.
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more than double the

passages.

3. $4.80 per

money

por Mr J. A. Baro-das,

This Officer asked permission to work

in être Post Office

Clerk early

a-

during last

445

ar

gear produced #54 4 2

doubtless gradually

which will

sum which

increase.

( II ) Chinese Staff

064

ar

crease

m. Chan bai. This Offres

as

supernumerary

4. #84 per

1877.

I consider that

of pay

has been

in the serone

and is

A

most valuable man. He

it would be better to select ever

no such

boks by Examination, Supernumerary but at that time there was rule the subject, and Mr Borades was admitted. She leas proved himself

bit

amost quiet, pametaking, and obliging Offices, and

see how

8-7-770

I scarcely

to despense with his serories. When be

joined the Department the en

orker Clerk was

money free during at least

the

---ཀ}

half his time, to attend feneral -- dusty, but the merease of

money has almost entirely

Order

system

absorbed this Officer's time, so that

he

really cannot -tance in the general

Commissions on

much assio

give

work of the office.

orders

knmey

during

many years

is called shroff, but his duties are

very multifarions. She expecially looks after the whole matinel

leve, sees

parcels

of

the

Lend

ready,

that

that bap are re

are prepared, that labels are

affered before hand, that cookies are

inn

attendance 1977, this keeping every

The sells stamps

thing working smoothly. when required, and is in attendance pretty much the 24 hours round Ithat is where the dirty is really

2. Eppl

07.2.

the Chinese staff. The Europeans, for Orimary days, Come in rotation, but I am bound to

get very little rest.

say

the chinese

Liviy

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