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this department ever since.

in the Colony in

tw

may

arrival

ny

January 1875, and

my appointment to the Civil

Service of the Colony dates from the

6th of November 1874,

I have now

completed 16 years service.

I have at various times

during this period performed

duties in this

Department.

In all these capacities it

has been

my

constant endeavor to

perform my

duties faithfully

and I trust that

my efforts to give

satisfaction have not proved

altogether fruitless.

When I joined this

Department the late Mr Gerrard was First Clerk, and, as he was then advanced in years,

I not unnaturally

looked for promotion in this Department before very long. At the time of his retirement, however, other arrangements were made and

my hopes of

succeeding him as First Clerk were

not realised.

I have temporarily held the duties of the following more or less important offices:-

Deputy Sheriff, 13th April 1877 to 13th August, 1878.

Private Secretary, 10th July, 1877 to 10th May, 1878.

Registrar of Companies, 1st January, 1879

Police Magistrate (pro tem) for 1880-1.

Coroner, 3rd of May, 1880 to 8th May 1881.

Private Secretary, 10th of December, 1881 to 18th of April, 1882.

and I am at present acting locum tenens for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department

6.

I would therefore express

my hope that

you will be kind

enough to give your support to my application, and that His Excellency,

taking these circumstances into consideration, will be pleased to recommend

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this department ever since. in the Colony in tw may arrival ny January 1875, and my appointment to the Civil Service of the Colony dates from the 6th of November 1874, I have now completed 16 years service. I have at various times during this period performed duties in this Department. In all these capacities it has been my constant endeavor to perform my duties faithfully and I trust that my efforts to give satisfaction have not proved altogether fruitless. When I joined this Department the late Mr Gerrard was First Clerk, and, as he was then advanced in years, I not unnaturally looked for promotion in this Department before very long. At the time of his retirement, however, other arrangements were made and my hopes of succeeding him as First Clerk were not realised. I have temporarily held the duties of the following more or less important offices:- Deputy Sheriff, 13th April 1877 to 13th August, 1878. Private Secretary, 10th July, 1877 to 10th May, 1878. Registrar of Companies, 1st January, 1879 Police Magistrate (pro tem) for 1880-1. Coroner, 3rd of May, 1880 to 8th May 1881. Private Secretary, 10th of December, 1881 to 18th of April, 1882. and I am at present acting locum tenens for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department 6. I would therefore express my hope that you will be kind enough to give your support to my application, and that His Excellency, taking these circumstances into consideration, will be pleased to recommend
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this separment ever since.

in the Colony ini

tw

may

arrival

ny

January 1875, and

my apponitment to the Civil ~

Service of the Colony dates from the

ber 1874, I have new

6th of November 1874,

completed 16 years service.

کی

I have at varionistimes.

during this period performed ~

Department.

4.

has been

t

351

In all these capacities it

my

perform my

I trust that

constant endeavorar lo

duties faithfully

my efforts to give

satisfaction have not proved

altogether fruitless.

میں

When I joined this

and

~

Department the late Mr Gerrard was First Clerk, and, as he was then

advanced wi

years,

Inot unnaturally

looked for promotion in this Department before very long. At the time of his rehrement, however, other arrangemen

temporarily the duties of the followsing more or less iniportant offices:-

Seputy Sheriff, 13th April 1897 10 13th

of

Segust, 1878.

Private Secretary, 10th July, 1877 to 10th

of May, 1878.

Registrar of Companies, 1" Danuary, 1879

Police rate Volver for 1880-1.

10 14th April, 1880 .

Coroner, 3th of May, 1880 to 8th May 1881. Private Secretary, 10th of Secember, 1881 to

18th of April, 1882.

and I am at present acting locum tenens for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation

Department

succeeding him as First Clerk were

were made and

Sov.

my

hopes of

ཀན

8687/84

not realised.

6.

I would therefore express

my hope that

enough

you

will be kind

sorry

to give your support to application, and that His Excellency,

taking

these circumstances into

consideration, will be pleased to

recommend

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