Offices have been filled. I will only add - that, after so long a connection with the service of this Colony; and after discharging a large number of those extra duties which constantly present themselves, there are few Departments of the Government with which
I am not more or less acquainted.
I sincerely trust I shall not be.
Office (now kept in the Post Office (held by me conjointly with the Treasury) all the rest of my service. The work is interesting, but it is excessively hard for any but a man in the prime of life.
Thirteen years of it have broken down my predecessor, a much stronger man than I have ever been. During the last eleven years my work in the Post Office has averaged nine hours a day, and spells of twelve and thirteen hours continuous labour are of frequent occurrence. The steamer traffic of this port, as you know, never slacks.
Sundays and holidays make no difference, night hardly interposes a spell, whilst the heavy mails from and for Europe arrive at any hour whatever.
All this entails an incessant watchfulness and constant personal supervision which sometimes becomes most wearing both to body and mind. Whilst always willing to give my best energies to the public service, I must feel grateful for any prospect of a less harassing post as I grow older.
I feel the severe strain of the Post Office telling more upon me each successive year. I should like to hope that what I may perhaps venture to call a not unsuccessful administration of the Post Office will not be regarded as a reason for keeping me in it for the rest of my life.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most Obedient Servant,
A. Lister,
Treasurer.
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Offices have been filled. I will only add - that, after so long a connection with the service of this Colony; and after discharging large number of those extra duties which constantly present themselves, there are few Departments of the Government with which
a
I am not more or less acquainted.
I sincerely trust I shall not be.
Office ( now
-kept in the Fest Office (
Post
held by
me
conjointly with the Treasury) all the rest
service. The work is interesting,
of my
term of
but it is excessively fact for any but
life.
Therteen
severe, too severe in but a man in the prime of - years of it
predecessor, a much
I have
it
broke down
man
my
thanng
stronger ever been. During the last eleven -
years my work in the Post Office has averaged
nine
hours
Ahe
day,
and spells of twelve and
thirteen hours continuous labour are of
frequent
occurrence. The steamer traffic of
know,
this port, as you
never
slacks.
Sundays and holidays make no difference to st liven night hardly interpos es a leell, whilst the heavy mails from
and lor
for Europe
arrive
arrive at
any
hour whatever.
All this entails
an incessant
tchfulness and constant personal
supervision which sometimes become most
both to body
wearing
to body and mind. Whilst best energies to
always willing to give my
say
I should
the public service, I must feel grateful for any prospect of a less harrassing post as I grow older. I
of the Post Office
the
feel telling
severe strain
more
upon
begen
to
me each successive year
I should like to hope that what I may perhaps venture to cal" a not unsuccessful administration of the Post Office will not be regarded
for me in it for the rest of my life.
keeping
as a reason
I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most Ebedient Servan
A. Lister
Treasurer
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