CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 514

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continue

long

as he is employed

Co

Insident Eugner of the Waterworks.

7.

Mr. Cook the Foreman

enpermetending the miners, who has

suffered very severely from fever,

is absor

desirous to retire next November upon

the

termination of his engagement, but as he

has greatly improved in health devring the last three months, I am of opinion that

he

be induced to re

wight be

were made worth his while. As it is

Me -eu

-engage, if it

of

paramount importance to retain the

service in the scuptoy scout of Stathome

Cook for a further teren

of i

to on

three years.

the terms of his present agreement, viz. $160

wonth, with the addition of a bons is of

A

$120 for the first year,

year,

S

and $360

。 for

B2440 for the second

the third

year:

In considering

the fore going.

proposals, the Government will bear in

mind that there can be but little.

analogy between the ratis officers

of pay of.

"

in the Public Service, and that of officers opcaially vegaged for

which is carried on

a work

underground in an

unhealthy atmosphere, and that what

· good salary

services

ofce

AAA EAA

like allt: Cook, whove

may

be considered a

former

9.

ccese, is scarcely

In a letter

of has made him thoroughly familiar

with the wot

maintenance, working,

and

repairs of the Hattione boring machines used in the tunnel, I howe

which

are

to request authority to re-engage W

Cook

addressed you

a-

in the

so in the latter.

of even Requisition

date,

I have

on the Crown

or assistant

A gouts for an English Fitter Forman for the Tytam. Tunel, but I

may

t

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