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the

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fees

would now be

With reference to the Light. Dues the $ 480 previously. paid the Assistant. Harbour

Mader for

their collection-

has been included in

my convolidated pay. On previous

occasions when the Assistant-

Harbour Master acted for

the starbour Macter he drew

the

full $480 for Light Dues

deduction

without any cam to refund therefore if the half of the 480

for Light- Dues I am placed in a worse position than my predecessors who only did the duty of Acting Harbour

Muster in addition to

my own trust-stis lexcellency

I

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will not consider that in

bringing these facts forward

and

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and asking for what I do that my request is to unreasonable, and if stis Excellency is satisfied - that during the absence of Captain Rumsey the work of the starbour Department has been efficiently performed that he will do all in his power to move the Right storble the Secretary of State for the Colonies to grant what

especially

I ask more

seeing that it will cause

эго

excess on the sum voted

of

for the performance the duties. The gain to the Treasury is brifling great:

to me

13.

the loss

The cost of living here is heavy that stis Eexcellency

so he

must be well aware it is as

much