CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 264

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"understand that they are not to receive fees of any description unless specially authorized by the Governor. As Mr. Brewer joined the Colonial Service on the 1st of April, 1881, I suggest the present Staff and Salaries as follows :-

"Government Marine Surveyor — $3,600

"Assistant Clerk $2,400

"Engineer of Steam Launch $480

"do. $440

"Coxswain $240

"Stoker $96

"Tapeholder & deckhand do. $84

"Office Messenger $7/2

"Contingencies $50

$4,806

"Estimated revenue including overtime fees Para. 5-

"Expenses of Department -$12,221

$4,806

"Section XLI 217 of Ordinance 8 of 1870 provides that the fees specified in Tables B, C, D, and E are to be paid to the Collector appointed by the Governor. No Collector has been appointed and the responsibilities of collection rest with me, although I have nothing to do with the Marine Department. I am of the opinion that a Collector should be appointed and while on this subject it would perhaps be better that one Collector collected the whole of the fees received by the Harbour Department overtime

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263 "understand that they are not to receive fees of any description unless specially authorized by the Governor. As Mr. Brewer joined the Colonial Service on the 1st of April, 1881, I suggest the present Staff and Salaries as follows :- "Government Marine Surveyor $3,600 "Assistant Clerk $2,400 "Engineer of Steam Launch $480 "do. $440 "Coxswain $240 "Stoker $96 "Tapeholder & deckhand do. $84 "Office Messenger $7/2 "Contingencies $50 $4,806 "Estimated revenue including overtime fees Para. 5- "Expenses of Department -$12,221 $4,806 "Section XLI 217 of Ordinance 8 of 1870 provides that the fees specified in Tables B, C, D, and E are to be paid to the Collector appointed by the Governor. No Collector has been appointed and the responsibilities of collection rest with me, although I have nothing to do with the Marine Department. I am of the opinion that a Collector should be appointed and while on this subject it would perhaps be better that one Collector collected the whole of the fees received by the Harbour Department overtime
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263 "understand that they are not to receive " fees of any description unices specially authorized by the Governor. As Mr. Brewer Joined the Colonial Service & stong long on the of Auril, 1881, I suggest the " present Stats and Calaries as follows :- "Government Marine Surveyor $3,600 Assistant. "Clerk A Engineer of Steam Launch. do. "Coxswaindo. 2400 480 L440 & hope Stoker 96 "Tapeholder & deckhand_do.-. 84 Office Messenger. 7/2 "Contingencies 50 4806 Estimated revenue including "overtime fees Para. 5- "Expences of Department. -$12,221 4806 "Jurpins $ 4,415 Section of Erdinance 8 of 187/0 XLI 217 "provides that the sees specified in "Tables B. C. D. and I are to be paid to the " Collector appointed by the Governors "No Collector has been appointed " and the responsibilities of collecho "nest with me, although I have "nothing. to do with the Marine. "Department. I am s. ہو in Survey opinion that a "Collector should be appointed and " while on this subject it would " perhaps be better that one Collector collected the whole of the less ass "received by the starbour Depatment "overtime
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"understand that they are not to receive " fees of any description unices specially authorized by the Governor. As Mr. Brewer Joined the Colonial Service & stong long on the of Auril, 1881, I suggest the

" present Stats and Calaries as follows :- "Government Marine Surveyor — $3,600

Assistant.

"Clerk

A

Engineer of Steam Launch.

do.

"Coxswaindo.

2400

480

L440

& hope

Stoker

96

"Tapeholder & deckhand_do.-.

84

Office Messenger.

7/2

"Contingencies

50

4806

Estimated revenue including

• "overtime fees Para. 5-

"Expences of Department.

-$12,221

4806

"Jurpins $ 4,415 Section of Erdinance 8 of 187/0

XLI 217

"provides that the sees specified in "Tables B. C. D. and I are to be paid to the " Collector appointed by the Governors "No Collector has been appointed " and the responsibilities of collecho

"nest with me, although I have

"nothing.

to do with the Marine.

"Department. I am s.

ہو

in Survey

opinion that a

"Collector should be appointed and

" while on this

subject it would

" perhaps be better that one Collector

collected the whole of the less

ass

"received by the starbour Depatment

"overtime

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