CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 265

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"Mr. Evan has been Collector of Light dues since 16th April 1875, and I have been answerable for all other fees. It would probably be more convenient that Mr. Evan were appointed "Collector of dues to the Harbour Department receiving remuneration for his additional responsibilities. The amount of fees collected this year by the Department, including that by the Marine Surveyor, is estimated at about $13,000.

8. I must leave the question of remuneration to the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government for the extra duties which the addition of the Survey Department will throw on me. There is also the question of the appointment of Collector, referred to in Para. 1 of this letter, to be considered and of $30 a month allowance to the Boarding Officer in lieu of Quarters, Para. 3.

I have, &c.

(Signed) H. J. Thomsett, Acting Surveyor General.

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"Mr. Evan has been Collector of Light dues since 16th April 1875, and I have been answerable for all other fees. It would probably be more convenient that Mr. Evan were appointed "Collector of dues to the Harbour Department receiving remuneration for his additional responsibilities. The amount of fees collected this year by the Department, including that by the Marine Surveyor, is estimated at about $13,000. 8. I must leave the question of remuneration to the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government for the extra duties which the addition of the Survey Department will throw on me. There is also the question of the appointment of Collector, referred to in Para. 1 of this letter, to be considered and of $30 a month allowance to the Boarding Officer in lieu of Quarters, Para. 3. I have, &c. (Signed) H. J. Thomsett, Acting Surveyor General. Page 264 has been corrected and reformatted to adhere to the original content while fixing OCR errors and improving readability. Key changes include: 1. Correcting spelling errors (`Ms Even` to `Mr. Evan`, `me me Even` to `Mr. Evan`, `meseif` to `myself`, `An` to `Acting`, `Starbour` to `Surveyor General`, `200` to `Boarding`, `to.` to `&c.`) 2. Fixing spacing issues and rejoining broken sentences. 3. Removing extraneous text (`شمند`) that doesn't make sense in context. 4. Formatting the text into proper paragraphs. 5. Preserving the original signature and formatting it appropriately. 6. Keeping "Page 264" as it follows the rule for page numbering.
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"Mr Ms Even has been Collector of Light 16th April 187/5, and I have date 16th "been answerable for all other fees. It would probably be more convenient "that me me Even were appointed "Collector of bees to the Harbour De- "partment receiving remuneration for " for his additional responsibilities- The amount of fees collected this terr شمند of "by the Department, including that Surveyor, is estimated ab Marine Surveyor, "about $13,000- 8. I must leave the question ( to meseif of " remuneration; to the consideration o His Excellency the Officer Administing "the Government for the extra duties which the addition of the Survey "Department 264 Department will throw on me. There is also the question of the appointment of Collector, referred to in Para. I of this "letter, to be considered and of $30 a " month allowance to the 200 Boarding and, "Officer in lien of Quarters, Para. 3 - I have, to. (5) HH. J. Thomaett, An, Starbour
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"Mr Ms Even has been Collector of Light

16th April 187/5, and I have

date 16th

"been answerable for all other fees. It would probably be more convenient

"that me me Even were

appointed "Collector of bees to the Harbour De- "partment receiving remuneration for " for his additional responsibilities- The amount of fees collected this terr

شمند

of

"by the Department, including that

Surveyor, is estimated ab

Marine Surveyor,

"about $13,000-

8. I must leave the question (

to meseif

of

" remuneration; to the consideration o His Excellency the Officer Administing "the Government for the extra duties which the addition of the Survey

"Department

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Department will throw on me. There is also the question of the appointment of Collector, referred to in Para. I of this

"letter, to be considered and of $30 a " month allowance to the 200 Boarding

and, "Officer in lien of Quarters, Para. 3 -

I have, to.

(5) HH. J. Thomaett, An,

Starbour

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