CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 453

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world. The work has enormously increased,

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thaw one

Officer

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reasonably be expected to attend to. I have

reovertly called by

had

uy

by other.

attection emplearently, officers to arreas in mer-

Money Order work, but I am satisfied

that the superinkudent of the Office has beyond his strength to

been working

evel

keep everything up to date. Should his

health break down there is absolutely

nobody to carry.

cannot

for

on

the duties. He

go away for a single day, hardly

an hour. This state of things will

lead to a discreditable block and an

outory from the public unless proper

assistance can be provided.

Corrie

With the increase

une increase

of busines has

of receipts, though

the incessant daily work of the money

Order Office has prevented my having any figures ready to submit on this head. I

avv

satisfied however that the collections,

which

axccrue under three heads, (1) Commission, (2) Small profit on

and

--exchange, (3) interest, will cover the salaries of the Superintendent accistant. When deay that the funds on

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deposit to pay Money Orders exceeded $10,000 the other day, it will be evident

how much the business has increared since the time when I had to beg an advance of $800 to carry

for

8.

if on

The next increase in order is

that of $2 per month to the senior

postican, who undertakes the whole work of distributing

Chinese

correspondence

He has been fifteen year in the service,

steady, hard-working

and is a

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