CO129-276 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [6-8] — Page 270

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I enclose a

copy of

this letter, and

also

a

copy of

the

reply

3.

It is with

great reluctance,

that I trouble

you

with this request,

because so lately

as the 17th March

last, I made application to

promotion in the service. But,

having regard to the tenor

of the reply

which I then received, and

to the

pressure of

pecuniary

difficulties, which I spoke of in the letter,

which is enclosed - to which I

beg to refer you for

particulars - is

still existent,

I venture to hope that

you

may perhaps be able to comply

with

my request for promotion, or

may see

fit, in consideration of my

prolonged acting services, in offices

more important than that of Harbour Master, to afford

relief, by sanctioning

an increase

of my salary.

I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your

most humble

& obedient servant;

Wm. M. Hastings.

Assistant Harbour Master.

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I enclose a copy of this letter, and also a copy of the reply 3. It is with great reluctance, that I trouble you with this request, because so lately as the 17th March last, I made application to promotion in the service. But, having regard to the tenor of the reply which I then received, and to the pressure of pecuniary difficulties, which I spoke of in the letter, which is enclosed - to which I beg to refer you for particulars - is still existent, I venture to hope that you may perhaps be able to comply with my request for promotion, or may see fit, in consideration of my prolonged acting services, in offices more important than that of Harbour Master, to afford relief, by sanctioning an increase of my salary. I have the honour to be Sir, Your most humble & obedient servant; Wm. M. Hastings. Assistant Harbour Master. Page 269 Page 270 Page 271
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I enclose a copy of this letter, and alto a copy of the reply 3. It is with there to. reluctance, that I trouble you with this request, because so lately as the 17th March last, I made application to promotion in the service. But, having regard to the tenor aut wer to the which I then received, and faet pressure of copy of that the pecuniary which I spoke in the letter, which is enclosed - to which I you for 1098 of the a4K that reference may be made - is still existent, venture to hope that uulit you are with perhaps able to comply. my request for prauation, you may 269 may see fit, in consideration of my prolonged acting services, in offices ноже important than that Harbour Master, to afford relief, by sanctioning inerca Call of Assistant wa tout a moderate of my salary I have the honour to be Sir, Your most humble & obedient servant; Wrd. M. Hastings. Assistant Harbour Master. Page 270Page 271
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I enclose a

copy of

this letter, and

alto

a

copy of

the

reply

3.

It is with

there to.

reluctance,

that I trouble

you

with this request,

because so lately

as the 17th March

last, I made application to

promotion in the service. But,

having regard to the tenor

aut wer

to the

which I then received, and

faet

pressure of

copy of

that the

pecuniary

which I spoke in the letter,

which is enclosed - to which I

you for

1098

of

the

a4K

that

reference may

be made - is

still existent,

venture to hope that

uulit

you

are

with

perhaps able to comply.

my request for prauation, you

may

269

may see

fit, in consideration of my

prolonged acting services, in offices

ноже

important than that Harbour Master, to afford

relief, by sanctioning

inerca

Call

of

Assistant

wa tout

a

moderate

of my salary

I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your

most humble

& obedient servant;

Wrd. M. Hastings.

Assistant Harbour Master.

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