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transform from

othron Departinents,

The first item

item which calls for,

wlany of the

consideration' is the salary of

First • Assistant Engineer, ● 12 Orange.

Soon after his

appointinent to the

Gytam Water Borks he obtained

an 7.10

1 of 2400 a year,

the understanding that this increase should lapse, when he reverted to his proper duties. On consideration, homivou, I thought it would be hard to deprive

deserving officer of any

had earned,

eamed, and

mervave he

I finally

decided

to

mother

Will tu

right in pomicilier

appe

• put him

O

the

footing a

Mo

the Assistant Surveyor General,

and

give him $2800

UCON

th

instead of $200 stipulated in bris contract. I should add that his

neviced volary

includes his allowance

inet

of $360 a year for Quarters, and Zeway state, in passing, that, with Your Lordship's approval, I intens abolishing all allowances for Rent,

And

cunalger mating them withs

The Ren't Allowance is the

salary.

cause 0.

mich discontent in the

of musich

Service, because it is never,

possible

for