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Your Lordship will perceive

that the Executive Council con-

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the

agreensent of the present

accountant in that department.

The

aviangement, if sauctioned,

twis

in

recom

commending the

adoption of the scale of clerical salaries which I have had the -honour of submitting for ap- proval, and that the Members

of any special

are not

aware

reason for the present over

ment of the clerical staff.

With

regard

pay-

to the minute 3.

of the Director of Public Works,.

I have the honour to solicit

reference to

a

despatch No 278

21225

my the 22nd ultimo, in which I

recommended the appointment

of

of

aw

office assistant and

ac -

countant on the expiration of

the

4

will effect

a

saving

on the est

ablishment, and

að

the officer

to be appointed will be office

assistant to the Director,

Come

as well

as accountant, he will not

under the clerical scheme I was desired by the despatch,

under

reply to consult the Execu- tive Council on the question

also of the reductions to be made

in the numbers of the present

clerical staff. I regret that I

au

not.

a

+ present

a.

position.

to do so. A circular has been

issued by my

direction to the

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