CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 787

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chance of retaining

in this department those

I

Love valuable. Though

whose services prove

W

have not yet heard officially of M. Oranges resignation, I have reason to believe that he has joined a private firm, which now consists of three partners, all of whom have left the Public Service within the last few years.

It is thus evident that if we

+ pay a higher

desire

• good work we must

· price for it.

The salary of the Surveyor -

General is placed at the amount (£1,200)

2

which appears to have been mentioned to Mr. Brown in Cyprus, as the salary of

the

the Office.

It is ce

certainly

785

19.

not less than the

is worth, when charged with the

Office is

whole responsibility of the Public Works.

Now, however, that Water Works and ~

are

Drainage is to be otherwise provided for, I should, but for the above reasm which is personal to Mr Brown, be prepared to regard £1000 per Under the circumstances I am

annum as

sufficient.

disposed

to recommend that the permanent

salary

should be reduced to the equivalent

of £1,000, and that the balance to make up £1,200 should be paid out of the

✓ ~ funds of the Reclamation Scheme, of _

which

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