CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 369

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William James

Jutcher

He has been more.

aged 24.

than two years.

in the service of the Royal Gardens

Sub-foreman of the

and is

now

Orchid Department. For his class

he is a

man,

decidedly accomplished holding certificates from the

Science and Art Department in Botany, Chemistry, mathematics, mechanics, Physics, Geometry and Perspective. He has also diligently

complete course

of

in

this

attended a

practical instruction

establishment.

3. The terms

set out in

your.

explained to

M. Tutcher

letter have been fully

and

he

he is prepared to accept them.

4. The Superintendent of the Botanical Department has

expressed to me. in a private

letter the opinion that for

a

really able man the present

emoluments of the post are scarcely adequate. He bases

this opinion on the dearness of

living and the depreciated value

of

the dollar. Mr Ford

have no

can

of

course

interest other than

that of the public service in urging this view. But I have suggested to him that his first

stop must be to obtain the

assent of the government of

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