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unit Deputy Scpt of Police,

but as I stated in my Telegram

of the 30th well? I desire that this

appt & others in the New Territory

should for the present

be

regarded

temporary until it is more

definitely known what appoint-

ments will ultimately be

required.

I have no objection to the selec-

tion of

Mr Halifax for the last-

mentioned appt but I consider

that the proposed Salary of

the

is so high that the appt should

not in the

first

instance be

paid at a higher rate than $2400

as stated in par: 7.9f

despatch Einddrifly

item

which is the Salary of

Fifth Class appointment

to an I refer to Hon for

assistants

the Straits Settlements_

DRAFTM Lockhart's

in

paper and in the following

paragraph Jeapenditure for the

in the summary

Scurrent year you specify

Mr.

Wr.

MINUTE the same sam

as the cont

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

24r. Graham.

gmagistracy I am not sure Whether I'm

right in

assuming that it is intended

Sir B. Wingfield that Mr Lockhart's Part of Selborne. Assistant & assistants

Earl

Mr. Chamberlain, Shall undertake

Magisterial duties in possity that he himory should act

160

to submit to

me fresh proposals for regard

to the Salary of

the additional

magistrate in the new

Territory

of the acquistant or Assistants

in Mr Lockhart's office, her.

of

ing in mind t the quantial

ung/in

as chief magistrate of Classifying the Salaries

appts in the Colony,

but I shall the doubt

hear farther from you

on

On the point, and I Content myself with obracing that in

Salaries

maras fixing any.

in the new Territory regard should be hard to

8

of

as suggested

in the last para: of my Despatch

no 10 of the 6th,

Pending

January last.

and

I shall await further definite

it would be premature

to afttempt to from

proposals from you before coming

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unit Deputy Scpt of Police, but as I stated in my Telegram of the 30th well? I desire that this appt & others in the New Territory should for the present be regarded temporary until it is more definitely known what appoint- ments will ultimately be required. I have no objection to the selec- tion of Mr Halifax for the last- mentioned appt but I consider that the proposed Salary of the is so high that the appt should not in the first instance be paid at a higher rate than $2400 as stated in par: 7.9f despatch Einddrifly item which is the Salary of Fifth Class appointment to an I refer to Hon for assistants the Straits Settlements_ DRAFTM Lockhart's in paper and in the following paragraph Jeapenditure for the in the summary Scurrent year you specify Mr. Wr. MINUTE the same sam as the cont Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. 24r. Graham. gmagistracy I am not sure Whether I'm right in assuming that it is intended Sir B. Wingfield that Mr Lockhart's Part of Selborne. Assistant & assistants Earl Mr. Chamberlain, Shall undertake Magisterial duties in possity that he himory should act 160 to submit to me fresh proposals for regard to the Salary of the additional magistrate in the new Territory of the acquistant or Assistants in Mr Lockhart's office, her. of ing in mind t the quantial ung/in as chief magistrate of Classifying the Salaries appts in the Colony, but I shall the doubt hear farther from you on On the point, and I Content myself with obracing that in Salaries maras fixing any. in the new Territory regard should be hard to 8 of as suggested in the last para: of my Despatch no 10 of the 6th, Pending January last. and I shall await further definite it would be premature to afttempt to from proposals from you before coming
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unit Deputy Scpt of Police, but as I stated in my Telegram of the 30th well? I desire that this appt & others in the hew Territing should for the present b regarded temporary until it is more definitely knoww what appoint- ments will ultimately ben required. I have no objection to the sales. tion of Mr Halifax for the last: mentimed affit but I consider that the prepare Saley of for Salary of the is the high that the affi't shard not in the first. X instance be paid at a higher rate than $2400 bulice that in par: 7.9f desparde Einddrifly item which is the Salary of Fifth Class appointment to an 1 refer 145on for assistants the Straits Settlements_ DRAFTM Lockhart's in pper and in the following 7. Prequest you paragraph Jeapenditure for the in the summary Scurrent year you specify Mr. Wr. MINUTE the same sam as the cont Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. 24r. Graham. gmagistracy I am nitifue Whether I'am light wate in assuming that it is intended Sir B. Wingfield that Mr Lockhart's Zart of Selborne. Assistant & assisibants Earl Mr. Chamberlain, Shall undertake Magisterial duties i possity that he himory should act 160 to subrint to me fresh proposals for regard to the Salary of the additional magistrate in the new Territory of the acquistant or Assistants in Mer Lockhart's office, her. of ing in mind t the quantial ung/in as chief magistrate of Classifying the Salaries appts in the Colony, but I shall the doubt hear farther from you on On the point, and I Content myself with obracing that in Salaries maras fixing any. in the new Territory regard should be hard to 8 of as suggested in the last para: of my Despatch no 10 of the 6th, Pending January last. and I shalt aurut further definite it would be frematue to afttempt to from proposals from you before coming
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unit Deputy Scpt of Police,

but as I stated in my Telegram

of the 30th well? I desire that this

appt & others in the hew Territing

should for the present

b

regarded

temporary until it is more

definitely knoww what appoint-

ments will ultimately ben

required.

I have no objection to the sales.

tion of

Mr Halifax for the last:

mentimed affit but I consider

that the prepare Saley of for

Salary of the

is the high that the affi't shard

not in the

first.

X

instance be

paid at a higher rate than $2400

bulice that in par: 7.9f

desparde Einddrifly

item

which is the Salary of

Fifth Class appointment

to an 1 refer 145on for

assistants

the Straits Settlements_

DRAFTM Lockhart's

in

pper and in the following 7. Prequest you

paragraph Jeapenditure for the

in the summary

Scurrent year you specify

Mr.

Wr.

MINUTE the same sam

as the cont

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

24r. Graham.

gmagistracy I am nitifue Whether I'am

light wate in

assuming that it is intended

Sir B. Wingfield that Mr Lockhart's Zart of Selborne. Assistant & assisibants

Earl

Mr. Chamberlain, Shall undertake

Magisterial duties i possity that he himory should act

160

to subrint to

me fresh proposals for regard

to the Salary of

the additional

magistrate in the new

Territory

of the acquistant or Assistants

in Mer Lockhart's office, her.

of

ing in mind t the quantial

ung/in

as chief magistrate of Classifying the Salaries

appts in the Colony,

but I shall the doubt

hear farther from you

on

On the point, and I Content myself with obracing that in

Salaries

maras fixing any.

in the new Territory regard should be hard to

8

of

as suggested

in the last para: of my Despatch

no 10 of the 6th,

Pending

January last.

and

I shalt aurut further definite

it would be frematue

to afttempt to from

proposals from you before coming

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