CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 49

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arreard

of

increased pay from 1st

January last.

:

7 These resolutions of the Excentive Council were laid before

the Finance Committee, who agreed

and four hund dollars.

to them, and the increase of $5400 Five thousan has accordingly been inserted in

the revised Estimate of 1885.

8.

The Captain duperintendent

of Coliec was directed to inform the members of the force that those

who chose to subscribe to the

new conditions would reecive

the increased rate of pay from

the

the 1st January, 1884. Sixty (60) have subscribed and forty four (44) have destined to do os, preferring to retain their former position and in the force. Amongst

privileges

these latter are included four

Constables who were sent out in

1883 and 1854, and, who after taking

legal advice, claim to be entitled : to the privileges secured by the -old pension minute of

1874,

that minute had not been

ad

replased by the new one at the time that they arrived in the Colony

a

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