CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 276

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that is from the first of January last

so for the future as long as I am. Acting Registrar Guneral

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It has been customary for mege pre decisors who have beur acting to draw the pill salary of their own - appointinent and half salary of the Registrar Exceral

While I have been acting Registrar General now rather more than I exaro,

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I have drawn half salary of Registrar Qeural and half salary of my own offer, which increand my pay $60 a mouth only.

The responsibilities of the office, are great, and I have had to give security the movies of the Department .

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I beg to state that the work of the

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severe and to make the Census Returns

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speedily as possible I had to sooth late and early and on

"early and on Sundays a

Holidays.

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It is pleasing to be able to used that the receipt of the office for the: past mouth of the Current;

execed those of the Corresponding mouth of the previous year by

$3000.

-year

more than

Iventure to expres a leope that

my application will meet with His Excellency's approval.

Shaver

(Arques / John Gerrard .

Acting Registrar Secund