CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 179

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ious.

The Committer reported that

the depôts should be

mana

managed

direct by public officer and not let

lo

A

contractor, becauve

eave a contractor

would simply endeavour to make as

much.

in orney

out

of

his contract as

possible without any regard to the con- venience or even fair treatment of thou who make use of the depots. The

Board adopted this report

and recouv-

mended this Rxcellency the Governor

-approve of it. This was done.

to a

The

managing of the depois

direct instead of through a middle.

or contractor meant that the

Inspector in cha

Mate

charge would have a for responsible position and couse -

quently

superior

Nate was

required.

This of course meant a higher salary and the original estimate of $840 was increased to $1200 per annuum.

It shroff and two tallymen were also requvied

also to scaven

cavengers

and)

and they

were

C

appointed.

The small additional expendi here which these appointments no- cassitated could not possibly have been estimated for in June 1894 simply because the prevent systems of

managing these depote contour-plated.

12th July, 1895.

was not then..

St. Angle Me Callum,

Secretary.