CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 208

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pence.

This salary has never

been altered, and while that

of many

other kindred departments

the Police (arbour

such as

Master, Regestras bensal Registrar of the Supreme Court

re: have been largely increased;

the salary of the Magistrates

unchanged.

remains

Another part of my

salary is derived from the Fire Brigade. For this I

receive eighty dollars

a

month.

The salary was fixed in sterling

at a time when there were

five fires

a

year.

w

Last

the course

Year

of

there were

>)

205

year

thirty five, and this up to date there have.

been thirtyeight.

By the terms of

my appointment, I am compelled to live throughout the

year

in the City of Victoria. I

am

therely precluded from

living up the hill during

the

Summer

months

a.

consideration of great importance

"to a

am

married

man

also limited in

and

my

choice of residences down below,

and this although I receive

quarters

not

house allowance:

the work of extingiushing

fores is not only attended

with

thirty

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