CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4] — Page 504

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Referring peragraph 11 of your desprteh No. 280 of

the 8th. of Dreember last, I have the honour to bring to your

notice the cases of Ifr. C.H.Gale, letely Chicf Draughtsmen í” th

Public Works Department and appointed. Assistent Engineer under

authority of your derp tch No.70 of the 18th, ultimo, and Mr.

A.H.Hollingsworth whose appointment as Assistant. Engineer on the

permanent establishment of the reme Department after three years

servior on the temporary staff was approved in your despatcli

No. 292 of the 20th. of December last.

Under your despatch referred to their salaries have

been increased from $2,328 per emu to $2,400 rising to 23,000,

end in view of the feet that, I.Gale has over 9 years service

in the Public Works Department, and Mr.Hollingsworth over three

years and that both officers have drain salary at the rate of $2328

since their first appointments in the Colony, I beg to suggert

that the former be regarded as hrving earned his maximum salary under the new scale (viz: $5000) end the latter his first incre- ment (viz $2,700) or from the let. of January in this year.

Both are capable and deserving officers end it seems

but fair that they should be placed on a better footing than

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLADI, 14. P.,

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