CO129-194 - Governor Hennessy Administrator Tonnochy - 1881 [8-9] — Page 504

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disagreeable duty of suppressing piracy, the whole responsibility for which is thrown on the Inspectors.

11. Your Petitioners would respectfully remind Your Excellency that when this onerous duty was thrown upon the shoulders of the Captain Superintendent and of the Registrar General, each of these officers received a special extra allowance of £250 per annum for the performance of this special duty.

12. Your Petitioners have had their pay and allowances diminished, if anything, rather than increased since 1873, extra pay allowed at outstations for the work of the Harbour Master's Department having been diminished because the whole sum available (£501) is now divided between four stations instead of three.

13. Your Petitioners' pay is not as good now as it was in 1873 for another reason. Rates of Exchange have fallen considerably, and the purchasing value of the Dollars is not now what it was then.

14. Your Petitioners would further submit for Your Excellency's consideration that promotion is very slow; that an Inspector may serve his whole time in the 3rd or lowest class, without any chance of promotion, and this without any fault of his own; that there is no increase of pay for length of service, no matter how prolonged that service may be, and further that in the matter of his Pension, he is placed at a serious disadvantage as being...

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disagreeable duty of suppressing piracy, the whole responsibility for which is thrown on the Inspectors.11. Your Petitioners would respectfully remind Your Excellency that when this onerous duty was thrown upon the shoulders of the Captain Superintendent and of the Registrar General, each of these officers received a special extra allowance of £250 per annum for the performance of this special duty.12. Your Petitioners have had their pay and allowances diminished, if anything, rather than increased since 1873, extra pay allowed at outstations for the work of the Harbour Master's Department having been diminished because the whole sum available (£501) is now divided between four stations instead of three.13. Your Petitioners' pay is not as good now as it was in 1873 for another reason. Rates of Exchange have fallen considerably, and the purchasing value of the Dollars is not now what it was then.14. Your Petitioners would further submit for Your Excellency's consideration that promotion is very slow; that an Inspector may serve his whole time in the 3rd or lowest class, without any chance of promotion, and this without any fault of his own; that there is no increase of pay for length of service, no matter how prolonged that service may be, and further that in the matter of his Pension, he is placed at a serious disadvantage as being...
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dis agreeable duty of suppressing panthing, the whole responsibility for which is thrown on the Inspectors.11. Your Politioners would respectfully Unind Your Excellency that when this lack Mentioned duty was thrown upon the Shoulders of the captain Superintendent and of the Registar General, each of these otheers received a special retra allowance of £250£250 Eleriing per annum for the performance of this special duty.12. Your Petitioners have had pay and allowances dumishedMeir pay if anything, cather than increased since 1873, chorsha pay allowed at outstations for the work of the Starbour Master's Department having been diminished buye for theservice_Me whole sum available 501bring divided between four slations mislead of three.13. Your Petitioner's pay to hot as good now as it was in 1873 for another reason. Rales of Exchange have fallen ansiderably, and the purchasing value of the Dollars is hot how what it was then.Submit14. Your Palitioners would further for Your Excellency's consideration that promotion is very slow; that an Inspector may sewe his whole time in the 3nd or lowest class, without and chance of promotion, and this without any fault of his own; that there is no ricrease of pay for lenget of service. To maller how prolonged that dewice may be, and Parity that in the maller of his Pension. he is placed at a serious disadvantage as bring
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dis agreeable duty of suppressing panthing, the whole responsibility for which is thrown on the Inspectors.

11. Your Politioners would respectfully Unind Your Excellency that when this lack Mentioned duty was thrown upon the Shoulders of the captain Superintendent and of the Registar General, each of these otheers received a special retra allowance of £250

£250 Eleriing per annum

for the performance of this special duty.

12. Your Petitioners have had

pay and allowances dumished

Meir pay

if anything, cather than increased since

1873, chorsha pay

allowed at outstations

for the work of

the Starbour Master's

Department having been diminished

buy

e for the service_

Me whole sum available

501

bring divided between

four

slations mislead

of three.

13. Your Petitioner's pay to hot as good now as it was in 1873 for another reason. Rales of Exchange have fallen ansiderably,

and the purchasing value of the Dollars is hot how what it was then.

Submit

14. Your Palitioners would further

for Your Excellency's consideration that promotion is very slow; that an Inspector may sewe his whole time in the 3nd or lowest class, without

and

chance

of promotion, and this without any fault

of

his own; that there is no ricrease of pay for lenget of service. To maller how prolonged that dewice may be, and Parity that in the maller of his Pension. he is placed at a serious disadvantage

as

bring

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