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and chair allowance ( 288 ).

Upon his arrival here Dr.Clark was appointed Medi-

cal Officer of Health, and shortly afterwards he was also ap-

pointed Sanitary Superintendent

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In 1897 he was given the additional appointment of

Superintendent of Statistics to which a non-pensionable al-

lowance of $ 300 per annum was attached in the following year

(vide Officer Administering the Government's despatch No.291

of the 13th. October, 1898 paragraph 14).

Dr.Clark's emoluments thus compare as fol-

lows with those of the Assistant Surgeons :-

Dr.Lowson (appointed November 1889) 3840, 720

House allowance.

Dr.Bell (appointed June 1896) ₫ 3600, Free quarters.

Dr. Thomson (appointed January 1897) 3600, $ 720

House allowance.

The proposed new scale for these three

officers is 3600 rising to % 4200.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Henry Aishabe

GOVERNOR &C.