CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 504

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In the year 1873, I was one of the Valuators under the Ordinance in force at that time and appointed Rating received $790:- or additional salary £150. per annum in respect thereof, making the gross emoluments received in 1875, $1560.- I held the office of Valuator in the years 1873/79 and 1884.

Under your Lordships despatch making of 19th June last, respecting increase of salaries of Public Officers, an increase of 20% calculated only upon my 1875 salary as 3rd Clerk in the Treasury has been given to me, but the salary attaching to the office of Valuators which I held in 1875 has been omitted from the calculation.

Paragraph 9 of your Lordship's despatch lays down the rule that "The or 20% increase now sanctioned on the 1875 standard is to be understood to be an increase of gross emoluments as compared with the gross emoluments received in

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In the year 1873, I was one of the Valuators under the Ordinance in force at that time and appointed Rating received $790:- or additional salary £150. per annum in respect thereof, making the gross emoluments received in 1875, $1560.- I held the office of Valuator in the years 1873/79 and 1884. Under your Lordships despatch making of 19th June last, respecting increase of salaries of Public Officers, an increase of 20% calculated only upon my 1875 salary as 3rd Clerk in the Treasury has been given to me, but the salary attaching to the office of Valuators which I held in 1875 has been omitted from the calculation. Paragraph 9 of your Lordship's despatch lays down the rule that "The or 20% increase now sanctioned on the 1875 standard is to be understood to be an increase of gross emoluments as compared with the gross emoluments received in
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In the year 1873, I was

one of

the Valuators under the Ordinance in force

502

appointed

Rating

at that time and

received $790:- or additional salary

£150. per

annun

in

respect thereof, making

the gross emoluments received in 1875, $1560.- I held the office of Taluator in the years 1873/79 and 1884.

your

Lordships despatch

myking of 19h June last, respecting

3.

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họ chong trong

-crease

of sal

110

salaries

of Public Officers,

ar

in-

increase of 20% calculated only upon my

1875 salary

as 3rd Club in the

has been given

to me, but the

Treasury

salary

cit.

- tacking to the office of Valuators which I held in 1875 has been omitted from the

calculation.

Paragraph 9 of your Lordship's despatch lays down the rule that . "The

or 20%

" increase now sanctioned

- sanctioned of 35 or

18

" on the 1875 standard is to be understood

#

#

to be an increase of grows emoluments as compared with the gross emolumen to received

in

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