CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 722

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not prepared to sanction the appointment of the

Registrar General to be

Treasurer

as I am not

The worth Satisfied

that that officer

the

appointed to the post

could properly attend to the duties of Treasurer in

addition

to his other

work of

Under the new

arrangements described

in your

despatch no. 266

30th July last & previous

Correspondence, and in

my

despatch

of

the

11th

instant, the work

of the Treasurer's Office

will be considerably

increased, & cannot

in my opinion be

performed by

the holder of any

other important office

3. I consider therefore

that a new office of

Treasurer should be

established, and that

as in several other

Colonies the post of Collector of Stamp

should be combined

with it, and that

instead of being attached to it, the

Office of Postmaster General

The salary drawn by

Mr. Lister in the three

posts

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not prepared to sanction the appointment of the Registrar General to be Treasurer as I am not The worth Satisfied that that officer the appointed to the post could properly attend to the duties of Treasurer in addition to his other work of Under the new arrangements described in your despatch no. 266 30th July last & previous Correspondence, and in my despatch of the 11th instant, the work of the Treasurer's Office will be considerably increased, & cannot in my opinion be performed by the holder of any other important office 3. I consider therefore that a new office of Treasurer should be established, and that as in several other Colonies the post of Collector of Stamp should be combined with it, and that instead of being attached to it, the Office of Postmaster General The salary drawn by Mr. Lister in the three posts
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not prepared to sauction the appointment of the Registrar General to be Treasure an as Lam not The wooth Satisfied that that officer the appneforthexpart ladies with voireehvery could property attend to the duties of Treasurer in additim the work of to his over Under the mend arrangements described office. гово [rgay4] in zun desp. na 266 30th July last & prev. Corresp., and in way deep Iqh of the [17270] 11th instant, the work of the Treasurer's Office will be consid considerably increased, & cannot in my opinion b 719 performed by other the holder of anyon thee Coloring. inportant office 3. Icarsider therefo separati that a new office of ка Treasurer should be established, and that as in several other Colmies the post of Collector of Stamps should be combined instead of being atten with it, and that litter Office of Postmaster General 1440 The salary drawn by M. Lister in the three posts
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not prepared to sauction the appointment of the

Registrar General to be

Treasure

an

as Lam not

The wooth Satisfied

that that officer

the

appneforthexpart

ladies with

voireehvery could property attend to the duties of Treasurer in

additim

the work of

to his over

Under the mend

arrangements described

office.

гово

[rgay4]

in zun desp. na 266

30th July last & prev.

Corresp., and in

way

deep

Iqh of

the

[17270]

11th

instant, the work

of the Treasurer's Office

will be consid

considerably

increased, & cannot

in my opinion b 719

performed by

other

the holder of anyon

thee Coloring.

inportant office

3. Icarsider therefo

separati that a new office of

ка

Treasurer should be

established, and that

as in several other

Colmies the post of Collector of Stamps

should be combined

instead of being atten with it, and that litter

Office of Postmaster General 1440

The salary drawn by

M. Lister in the three

posts

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