CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 542

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"the public, for Mr Osmund might be appointed First Clerk, and Mr Mitchell-Innes Assistant Registrar General, combining the pay of Registration Clerk with that of a Passed Cadet!"

"It should be borne in mind that the time of the Registrar General is greatly taken up with personal interviews with Chinese, and the investigation of matters connected with the protection of women and children; and, that there should be an educated official there to assist in such important work, it is to me too plain for argument. I should propose that the office should be held always by one of the Cadet who had passed all his examinations in Chinese, and that his duties should be, for the most part, confined to the Chinese part of the work of the Department."

9. With regard to financial considerations, I may remark that Mr Osmund as Registration Clerk draws $1,440 a year, with a personal allowance of $480. The salary of the First Clerk is $2,160. If my proposal is agreed to, Mr Osmund might get $2,160 a year, with $240 as a personal allowance, in order to make his pay equal to that of Mr Gerrard, who had a personal allowance of $1,220 to make his income equivalent to £500 a year.

10. A Passed Cadet, to whom this includes $240 or Deputy Registrar of Marriages should

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540 t "the public, for Mr Osmund might be appointed First Clerk, and Mr Mitchell-Innes Assistant Registrar General, combining the pay of Registration Clerk with that of a Passed Cadet!" "It should be borne in mind that the time of the Registrar General is greatly taken up with personal interviews with Chinese, and the investigation of matters connected with the protection of women and children; and, that there should be an educated official there to assist in such important work, it is to me too plain for argument. I should propose that the office should be held always by one of the Cadet who had passed all his examinations in Chinese, and that his duties should be, for the most part, confined to the Chinese part of the work of the Department." 9. With regard to financial considerations, I may remark that Mr Osmund as Registration Clerk draws $1,440 a year, with a personal allowance of $480. The salary of the First Clerk is $2,160. If my proposal is agreed to, Mr Osmund might get $2,160 a year, with $240 as a personal allowance, in order to make his pay equal to that of Mr Gerrard, who had a personal allowance of $1,220 to make his income equivalent to £500 a year. 10. A Passed Cadet, to whom this includes $240 or Deputy Registrar of Marriages should

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" the public, for 112 Ornuend might be " appointed First Clerk, and Wom Mitchell-Innes Assistant Registrar Goueral, combining the pay of. " Registration Cleak with that of a

"Passed Cade!"

"It should be borne in mind "that the time of the Registrar General is greatly taken up with personal

"interview with Chinese, and the

"investigation of matters connected " with the protection of wornen and

" children; and, that there should be "an educated official there to assist in such important work, it is to " me too plain for argument. dr ~ " should propose that the office should " be held always by one of the Cadet

"who

" who had passed all his examinations " in Chinese, and that his duties.

" should be, for the most part, confined

" to the Chivere part of the work of the "Departinent."

9. With regard to financial Considerations, Iouay remark that alle

Osmund as Registration Clerk draws __

$1.440.

year,

with a

personal

allowance of $480. The Salary of the First Cleak is $2. 160. If my proposal is azzented to, Mž Osmund might get $2160

- year, with $240 as a personael allowance, in order to make his pay

equal to that of all: Gerrard, who had

4ofalle

1220to make

a personal allowance of $2440 to his income equivatut to £500 a year.

10. A Passed fade +, to whom I

+ this includes $240

or dep. Mostar of Mariages

should

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