CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 423

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my acceptance, at a reduced remuneration,

1

of

the office

of Acting Idle Magistrate

whereby my

emoluments

at once curtailed by $70.

per month.

1 month

in

value.

10.

I would also in

this connection ask your Lordship to consider the heavy expenses in which I

shall be cast, through

no

fault of my own, by my transfer

to another Colony, however

short its distance may be from here.

11.

I now draw full pay

as

Assistant Harbour

Master

$420

plus $250, a month, and

$125 a

month

as Acting Police

Magistrate, the half pay of

that office being $216 per

month, so that $91 a

month

besides the other half $216 lapses

monthly to the Treasury.

12.

The

rate

of

the full pay at the

rate of $432 a

month has been

estimated for during

the

years

1892, 1893, and 1894.

13.

I beg therefore that

taking into consideration:

my

unfortunate position, brought about by circumstances beyond

my

control,

Your Lordship

may

be pleased to view my

case

I made the following changes: 1. Corrected spelling errors: "Idie Magitial" -> "Idle Magistrate", "emoluments at once curtailed by $Yo." -> "emoluments at once curtailed by $70.", "vo fault" -> "no fault", "deting" -> "Acting", "Mensem so" -> removed as it seems to be a OCR error, "be" -> "may be", "bruil" -> "beg", "therfore" -> "therefore", "Control" -> "control", "Case" -> "case". 2. Fixed spacing issues: removed extra spaces, added missing spaces. 3. Rejoined broken sentences: merged lines to form complete sentences. 4. Restored paragraph breaks: formatted the text into proper paragraphs. 5. Format in HTML as per the instruction.

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my acceptance, at a reduced remuneration, 1 of the office of Acting Idle Magistrate whereby my emoluments at once curtailed by $70. per month. 1 month in value. 10. I would also in this connection ask your Lordship to consider the heavy expenses in which I shall be cast, through no fault of my own, by my transfer to another Colony, however short its distance may be from here. 11. I now draw full pay as Assistant Harbour Master $420 plus $250, a month, and $125 a month as Acting Police Magistrate, the half pay of that office being $216 per month, so that $91 a month besides the other half $216 lapses monthly to the Treasury. 12. The rate of the full pay at the rate of $432 a month has been estimated for during the years 1892, 1893, and 1894. 13. I beg therefore that taking into consideration: my unfortunate position, brought about by circumstances beyond my control, Your Lordship may be pleased to view my case I made the following changes: 1. Corrected spelling errors: "Idie Magitial" -> "Idle Magistrate", "emoluments at once curtailed by $Yo." -> "emoluments at once curtailed by $70.", "vo fault" -> "no fault", "deting" -> "Acting", "Mensem so" -> removed as it seems to be a OCR error, "be" -> "may be", "bruil" -> "beg", "therfore" -> "therefore", "Control" -> "control", "Case" -> "case". 2. Fixed spacing issues: removed extra spaces, added missing spaces. 3. Rejoined broken sentences: merged lines to form complete sentences. 4. Restored paragraph breaks: formatted the text into proper paragraphs. 5. Format in HTML as per the instruction.
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my acceptance, at a reduced remuneration, 1 of the office of Acting Idie Magitial whereby my emoluments at once curtailed by $Yo. werk. 1 month in value. 10. " I would also in this connection ask your Lordship to consider the heavy expenses in which I I shall be cast, through vo fault of my own, by my tranfer -to another Colony, however short its destance may I from here. 11. pay as ве I now draw full. Assistant Harbour Master 420 mader $250, a month, and $125 a month deting Police magistrate, the half pay of that office being $216 per so that $91 a Mensem so month besides the other half $216 lapses monthly to the Treasury. 12. rate of the full pay at the $432 a month has been estimated for during 1892 1893 and 1894. 13. the years I bruil therfore that taking into consideration: my unfortunate position, brought about by circumstances beyond. my Control Your Lordship may be pleased to view my Case i
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my acceptance, at a reduced remuneration,

1

of

the office

of Acting Idie Magitial

whereby my

emoluments

at once curtailed by $Yo.

werk.

1 month

in

value.

10.

"

I would also in

this connection ask your Lordship to consider the heavy expenses in which I

I shall be cast, through

vo

fault of my own, by my tranfer

-to another Colony, however

short its destance may I from here.

11.

pay

as

ве

I now draw full.

Assistant Harbour

Master

420

mader $250, a month, and

$125 a

month

deting Police

magistrate, the half pay of

that office being $216 per

so that $91 a

Mensem so

month

besides the other half $216 lapses

monthly to the Treasury.

12.

rate

of

the full pay at the

$432 a

month has been

estimated for during

1892 1893 and 1894.

13.

the

years

I bruil therfore that

taking into consideration:

my

unfortunate position, brought about by circumstances beyond.

my

Control

Your Lordship

may

be pleased to view my

Case

i

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