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1 Overseer of Works in this Department may fairly be classed with Foreman of Mechanics in England, the pay of the former, considering the high price he has to pay for lodgings, clothes, food, should receive at least twice the pay of the latter i.e. £18.0.0 to £21.0.0 per month.
This scale would however be so much in excess of the amount at present paid that I could not recommend so great an increase although I feel certain that competent persons to discharge the duties required of Overseers of Works could not be obtained from England at a less rate.
I would however beg to submit for the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor the desirability of placing the pay of the Overseers of Works in this Department on a scale of annual increments extending over a period of ten years for the following reasons viz.
As a rule the Overseers are employed in this Department are picked up in the Colony and are when first engaged of little or no value but after a few years training in this Department where they have great...
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1 Oversser of
may fairly
Ordinary
Works in this Department
be classed with
Foreman of
Mechanics in
England, the pay of the former, considering the cation price he has to pay for lodgings, Sothes, food. twice the pay of
re should receive at least
the latter i.e.
£18.0.0 to £21.0.0
from
This scale
much
per month.
would however be so
in excede
runt
of the amou
to present paid that I could not recommend so greats increase although I feel certain
t
competent to discharge the duties required of Overseers of Works could not be obtained
from
from
England at a
less pati.
I would however beg to
submit for
the
favourabl consideration of this Becellency. the Governor the desirability of
Over
placing the pay of the Courseers
Works in this Departments
of
on a scale of annual increments extending
pver a
period of
ten
years for the following persons viz.
As a rule the Overseerd
jet As
imployed, in this Departmen
picked up
art
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the Colony
and are when first engaged of little or no value but after
few years
training in
this
Departmerk where they have
great
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