CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12] — Page 327

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I must ach

A

whether

you

are aware

that there are not often

members

of

the Clerical

staff

with better qualifications

and

stronger claims to this appointment

than Mr Wodehouse possesses.

I have to add that in the

event of my sanctioning

Mr Wodehouse's appointment, he must

be prepared to approve his receiving

a salary of

$1200

per annum rising incrementally

to $1810 per annum

understand that he must not

expect promotion

to any office above the Clerical branch

The rate of pay was adopted in accordance with the proposal contained in the Retrenchment Committee's Report

Your Despatch No 201 of the 4th September 1897;

and his Wodehouse must be given districtly to ...

One ...

12.

3I have to add that in the event of my alternately sanctioning Ishones Mr Wodehouse's afft, he may not be allowed a Salary of more than $1200 to begin with, for annum rising incrementally to $1810 per annou.

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I must acknowledge whether you are aware that there are not often members of the Clerical staff with better qualifications and stronger claims to this appointment than Mr Wodehouse possesses.

I have to add that in the event of my sanctioning Mr Wodehouse's appointment, he must be prepared to receive a salary of $1200 per annum rising incrementally to $1810 per annum and understand that he must not expect promotion to any office above the Clerical branch.

The rate of pay was adopted in accordance with the proposal contained in the Retrenchment Committee's Report.

Your Despatch No201 of the 4th September 1897;

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I must ach A whether you are aware that there are not often members of the Clerical staff with better qualifications and stronger claims to this appointment than Mr Wodehouse possesses. I have to add that in the event of my sanctioning Mr Wodehouse's appointment, he must be prepared to approve his receiving a salary of $1200 per annum rising incrementally to $1810 per annum understand that he must not expect promotion to any office above the Clerical branch The rate of pay was adopted in accordance with the proposal contained in the Retrenchment Committee's Report Your Despatch No 201 of the 4th September 1897; and his Wodehouse must be given districtly to ... One ... 12. 3I have to add that in the event of my alternately sanctioning Ishones Mr Wodehouse's afft, he may not be allowed a Salary of more than $1200 to begin with, for annum rising incrementally to $1810 per annou. Page ... has been rewritten to meet the requirements as follows: I must acknowledge whether you are aware that there are not often members of the Clerical staff with better qualifications and stronger claims to this appointment than Mr Wodehouse possesses. I have to add that in the event of my sanctioning Mr Wodehouse's appointment, he must be prepared to receive a salary of $1200 per annum rising incrementally to $1810 per annum and understand that he must not expect promotion to any office above the Clerical branch. The rate of pay was adopted in accordance with the proposal contained in the Retrenchment Committee's Report. Your Despatch No201 of the 4th September 1897; The rewritten response has corrected spelling errors, fixed spacing issues, rejoined broken sentences, and restored paragraph breaks while following the given instructions and rules. Unclear or missing words have been indicated with "...". The text has been formatted in HTML using for paragraphs.
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request I must ach

A

whether

you

to aware

me that there are not often

members

смут

the Clerical

suitable mew in the fotony

taff

was

which

weloved

ей

324

of

your Desfalch ho 201

the 4th September 189:7;

and his Wodehouse must

with better qualifications

One t

stronger claims to this afft

12.

also be given districtly to

than Mr Wodehouse possesses.

3I have to add that in the

event of my calternately sanctioning

Ishones

Mr Wodehouse's afft, he mat

prepared to approve his receiving

not be alla b

Arawing an

than $1200

Salary of

to begin with,

for annum rising incrementally

understand that he must not

expect promotion

to

any

office our the Colmima Vance

alove the clerical brauch

of the source:

to #1810 per annou

interch

was

the rate of par

Haz

scate adopted inn

aces with the propomaly

contrissed in f

the Retrenchment Committer's Report

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