CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 183

8.

1

Barradav be called in

of the Money Order

e

of the incercase

a future Superintoulent

Office . In consequence

falloney

Order transactions,

I have not only had to withdraw this, Officer entirely from general. Portal work

and to confine hise to the ina

management

of elloney Order business, but also even to provide him with

an assistant. We

Barradas administers the complicated

businces

details of this by sinces with great.

industry, skill and requelcerity.

10.

I cannot conclude this review

of the general position and prospects of the Post Office without expressing a hope that the personal allowances I have elsewhere suggested for Mess ? ? da Costa and

• Machado will be approved . Few persons realise how very

arduous the work of

a

a

1809

Post Offinic .

The Office

Office here is open

besides being

and a

regularly tew hours a day,

open ales almost every evening

considerable part of Sunday . It is not

tu comIVON

lobe

for all the staff to be on

for livelve or even end, during

thirteen hours on

diety

which time a hasty

meal is taken with difficulty. A week when at least one such day does not

occur is rather the exception than the

reele. After

service

More

than liventy years'

this trying

tropical climate, been zealous

avr

kind, in a

officer who has

mw and aeriduous world

seem to be entitled to some

consideration:

Schavere (Ligure) Afister

Postmaster General.

P... The newal forms of particulars

of office

are enclosed.

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