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616

$400.

he must address Lord Knutsford on the subject.

I am to add however that should Commander Hastings adopt the Course

with four hundred and eighty dollars annum.

for collecting Light dues

and fees for the examination of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine (which averaged two hundred and $200 dollars a year) as in the past, it should in future be fixed at two thousand six hundred and forty dollars a year.

all fees being paid into the Treasury.

It is therefore impossible for His Excellency to act on understanding that all the fees alluded to above should be paid into the Treasury, that the Legislative Council consented to fix the salary of the Assistant Harbour Master at its present rate contrary to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

I am to state that if Commander Hastings considers that he has any grievance on account of the conditions under which the post was offered to him, he should address the Secretary of State.

I have &c. A. May.

for Ag. Colonial Secretary.

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616 $400. he must address Lord Knutsford on the subject. I am to add however that should Commander Hastings adopt the Course with four hundred and eighty dollars annum. for collecting Light dues and fees for the examination of Masters and Mates in the Mercantile Marine (which averaged two hundred and $200 dollars a year) as in the past, it should in future be fixed at two thousand six hundred and forty dollars a year. all fees being paid into the Treasury. It is therefore impossible for His Excellency to act on understanding that all the fees alluded to above should be paid into the Treasury, that the Legislative Council consented to fix the salary of the Assistant Harbour Master at its present rate contrary to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I am to state that if Commander Hastings considers that he has any grievance on account of the conditions under which the post was offered to him, he should address the Secretary of State. I have &c. A. May. for Ag. Colonial Secretary.
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616

$400.

he must address Lord Knutsford

the cubject.

am to add however that should commander tastings adopt

with four hundred and eighty dollars

für

duts

anuum.

for collecting Light-

and fees for the examination

of Masters and

Mates in the

Mercantile Marine (which averaged

two hundred 6- two hundred

aud

$200

dollaw

a

year)

az

in

$250

of State that it

such

R

Course

be obliged to inform the se-

bis Excellency will

Secretary

the clear

$26405

and forty dollars

year.

all

fifty

the past, it should in future be fixed at two thousand six hundred

A

fees being paid into the Freaming.

It is therefore imposible for

His Excellenery

6- act

WA

on

understanding that all the fees

alluded 6- above should

be

paid into the Freasury, that the Legistative council consented

fix the

to the

contrary secretary of

instructions of the secr

state for the colonies

acco

I an

6- state that if commander bastings considers that he has

any

grievance

account of the conditions under

on

which the post

was

offered to him,

he

6-

salary of the Assistant Harbour Master at its present rate.

I have

of 5. A. May.

2.4.

for Ag. Colonial secretary.

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