CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 745

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now have to wiform

this arran

you

that

calary

7.

arrangement appears to work

satisfactorily.

5.

For reasons.

previously

recorded it would be undesiratio

at present to appoint either No2. Chathan or Me Tooker Assistant

Surveyor General.

6.

the foregoing

consideration of

I recommend that

#1 The office of Assistant Surveyor General be deleted in the Estimates

for next

year .

(2) That Nesers Chatham and Fooker

the expiration of their agreements

in May and April nest be offered appointments permanent staff.

respectively

crv

the

(3) That provision be made in - next years externates for increasing

salary from 83,000 to

Mr Tookers sai

$3,600 per annum

on the

placing hein footing as regards salary

as Mr Chatham.

I trust that Ais

Excellency the Governor will view

this last recommendation

favourably. Mr. Fooker has perform.

ed his dutics with

cuergy

zeal and the responsibilities

attached to the work ac

his office are

and

Fo

accriving at least equal if

not greater than those of hit Chathams; further I venture to

think the placing of these two Exxecutive Engineers

the same

footing will discourage any expectation of one in particular

ncceeding to the position of Acting Surveyor Escueral

f.

by

mere ser

seniority.

If these recommenda.

sins meet with

approval

孽

the despatch of routine work can best be obtained by authorising N': Tooker to sign correspondence, permits, and notices required

under