CO129-195 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 298

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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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296 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

میں موضوع کے

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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