CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 562

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An essential element in the calculation of the Civil servants who had to decide whether or not it was for their interest to accept it, and the length of time that must now take place while the Retrenchment Committee is pursuing its enquiries, together with the very problematical nature of the possibility that the Committee will be able to recommend any substantial retrenchment upon which contingency alone the Unofficial members promise their vote, or again that even if such retrenchment is advocated Your Lordship will approve it, deprives the offer of its value directly in proportion to the extent of the delay having effect given to it.

I am one of those Civil Servants and I believe the only one with whom the acceptance of the offer was a matter of necessity, and I am so situated that I am at a loss as to what to do.

My little over annual salary is Seven thousand dollars.

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An essential element in the calculation of the Civil servants who had to decide whether or not it was for their interest to accept it, and the length of time that must now take place while the Retrenchment Committee is pursuing its enquiries, together with the very problematical nature of the possibility that the Committee will be able to recommend any substantial retrenchment upon which contingency alone the Unofficial members promise their vote, or again that even if such retrenchment is advocated Your Lordship will approve it, deprives the offer of its value directly in proportion to the extent of the delay having effect given to it. I am one of those Civil Servants and I believe the only one with whom the acceptance of the offer was a matter of necessity, and I am so situated that I am at a loss as to what to do. My little over annual salary is Seven thousand dollars.
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essential element in the

557

Calculation

of

the Civil

servants who had to decide

whether

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not it was

for

their interest to accept it, and the length of time that must

now take place while the

retrenchment Committee

pursuing its enquiries, together

with the

nature of

very problematical

the possibility that

the Committee will be able

to recommend

substantial

any

retrenchment

upon

which

contingency alone the

Unofficial members promise

their vote, or

again that

even

if

advocated

such retrenchment is

Your Lordship will

approve it, deprives the offer

of its value directly in proportion

to the extent

f

the delay.

having effect given to it.

I am

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one

of those Civil

Servants and I believe the

only

one

with whom the

acceptance of the offer

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of

was

not

choice but of

necessity, and I am so situated

that I am at

what to do.

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My

little

over

at & complete loss

annual salary is

Seven

thousand

lven

dollars

!

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