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on

the above grounds and further by the manner in

which he has

performed

his duties during the period he has held the appoint- ment.

Hi

As regards the sala ry to be attached to the post,

the

recommendations

of the

Retrenchment Committee

did not, I believe, escape - attention, but it was con-

sidered that a salary of $1,200 was too low to in-

duce

duce a suitable candidate

to accept the appointment and quite inadequate to maintain a respectable standard of living. It was, therefore

recommended

that Mr Wodehouse should

receive at once the maxi-

mum sa

salary suggested by

the Retrenchment Commit_ tee vis. #1,800 a

effects a saving

e year,

as comu

which

pared with the salary drawn by his predecessor of $1900

pe