CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 403

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397

give

of my

time to

Government office that has regular office hours.

7

this increase in

my

Government duties has greatly

been reduced by the value of

The

concession of private practice which has never

been permitted by me to

interfere with

my

Government

I have

been compelled to limit

it

as much as

possible

to these portions of the law

in which

my principal

Government duties lie

and

owing

to this

and

but principally

to the want of time I have

available

for it, it has been

averaged £400

the last

years

whilst

my predecessor

D: Murray averaged

£4,000

a year

this fact

alone I submit shows how

greatly my

time has been encroached upon by my

Government duties.

Another

point

which

I desire to place strongly before His Excellency is the fact that I am not able

to obtain vacation leave

on full pay. This is a great hardship and greatly

reduces

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397 give of my time to Government office that has regular office hours. 7 this increase in my Government duties has greatly been reduced by the value of The concession of private practice which has never been permitted by me to interfere with my Government I have been compelled to limit it as much as possible to these portions of the law in which my principal Government duties lie and owing to this and but principally to the want of time I have available for it, it has been averaged £400 the last years whilst my predecessor D: Murray averaged £4,000 a year this fact alone I submit shows how greatly my time has been encroached upon by my Government duties. Another point which I desire to place strongly before His Excellency is the fact that I am not able to obtain vacation leave on full pay. This is a great hardship and greatly reduces
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397 give of my time to Government office that has \__ regular office hours. 7 this increase in my Government duties has great. by reduced the value of The -concussion of private practice which has never been permitted by me to interfere with ment work and my Govern I have been compelled to limit it RA much ao possible to these portions of the lowr in which my principal Government duties lie and owing to this other and but principally to to the want of time I have available for it it has bares by averaged K, 400 the lew years hard whilst السلام year I have been my predecessor D: Murray averaged £4,000 year this fact alone I submit shows how greatly my encroached lime has been. apow by my Government duties. Another point which I desire to place strongly before His Excellency is the fact that I and not able to obtain vacation leand a full pay. This is great hardship and greatly reduces
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397

give

of my

time to

Government office that has \__

regular office hours.

7

this increase in

my

Government duties has great.

by reduced the value of

The

-concussion of private practice which has never

been permitted by me to

interfere with

ment work and

my

Govern

I have

been compelled to limit

it

RA

much

ao

possible

to these portions of the lowr

in which

my principal

Government duties lie

and

owing

to this

other

and

but principally

to

to the want of time I have

available

for it it has bares

by averaged K, 400

the lew

years

hard whilst

السلام

year

I have been

my predecessor

D: Murray averaged

£4,000

year

this fact

alone I submit shows how

greatly my

encroached

lime has been.

apow by my

Government duties.

Another

point

which

I desire to place strongly before His Excellency is the fact that I and not able

to obtain vacation leand

a

full pay. This is great hardship and greatly

reduces

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