CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 227

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Establishment quounts to $4," / 32. A regards the Stuff I could not avoid

granting

the increases, recommended

by the Superintendent in view

of the

difficully, I might even say impossibility, of getting suitable

office

is at the present rate of pay. the personal allowance to the

Superintendent I recommend to ---

Your Lordship's favourable

considera

ration..

Majer-

has represented to

are

me

General Fordon

that his

quarters quite inadequate for the accommodation of his family,

making

One all

the Officers

Newsly appro

4

making it obligutery on him to keep up two honees, • to he

premized quarters with his

tva2

appointinent, I think be haza

moral claim to such

he

are

to

sufficient for his family, or lethrin- equivalent in money. 23. The salaries of the

subordinate members of the

Fire Brigade I have had to

increase materia

materially. The work to

be done is now enormous, as

compared

with what it was

few years ago,

and I was

a

mch

with

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