CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 293

2.

$

291

The second clerk has been deprived of the

allowance for assisting the Clerk of Councils owing to neglect

of his duty, and the allowance has been given to the First

Clerk who now does the work.

One temporary clerk at the enhanced sa-

에도 lary of $900 has been provided for instead of permanent

Clerk (Mr.G.M.Gutierrez) and one temporary Clerk (Mr. Rame-

dios) approved in your despatch No.124 of the 9th.May 1900.

resigned some months

Mr.Gutierrez

ago,

and Mr.Remedios' services were dispensed with, and it was con-

sidered that a good typewriting

only

Clerk at the higher salary ..

for copying work would be more satisfactory than the two

clerks on lower salaries.

The allowance to the officer acting as

Magistrate in the New Territory has hitherto been $1200 per

annum and has been aid out of the vote Expenses on account

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of the New Territory under Miscellaneous Services. The Hakka

Interpreter and Boats crew (all of whom are employed at Tai Po)

were likewise so paid.

5. Audit Department asks for no remarks.

6. Treasury.

The incidental Expenses in the Stamp Office, as in the

Treasury, have been found insufficient.

7. Public Works Department.

All the employees on the Temporary Staff shown with a ▼

against