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the Superintendent of the Gool, the Wardress, Mr. Lewis,

was

as

granted a special rate

viz: $30 a month

remunera.

of salary

being a fair tion for the responsible and

somewhat arduous service

for which she was selected,

and a reasonable induce- ment to her to undertake

the

voyage

to England and back, and in this latter ~

connection it should be mentioned that she was

boon

born in the East and is

practically a native of Hong- Kong. I regret that the ~ question of Mr. Lewis' sala- was not stated clearly in the previous despatches.

ry

Mrs Lewis received no ad-

vance

of salary in this Colony prior to her depar-

ture!

20

I

d concur in

your

opinion that as she will

get the benefit of drawing pay for two months at the

rate