The appointment of a correspondence clerk was recommended in my Despatch No. 355 of the 8th December, 1899, but to that Despatch you replied on the 2nd February, 1900, saying that you could not sanction the proposal unless you were assured, not only that it was absolutely necessary, but also that no further increases of the Staff of the Post Office would be suggested for some time.
In my Despatch No. 84 of the 9th March, 1900, I had the honour to inform you that I could give no assurance as to further increase of Staff and suggested that it would be advisable for you to discuss this question with Commander Hastings on his arrival in England.
The Postmaster-General called at the Colonial Office accordingly and understood at the interview, which was accorded to him, that all his recommendations had been approved, and on that understanding wrote his report to the Colonial Office dated the 25th February, 1901.
It is, however, the case that a correspondence clerk at a salary of $80 a month rising incrementally to $100 and also the 4 other clerks asked for at a monthly salary of $40 have not yet been obtained. The Postmaster-General reports that the appointment of these clerks is an urgent necessity and desires authority to engage them locally, the correspondence clerk at once, and the 4 other clerks from the 1st of next January at latest. I concur in the opinion of the Postmaster-General that these appointments are indispensable and I shall, therefore, be glad if you authoriz...
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The appointment of a correspondence olerk
was recommended in my Despatch No. 355 of the 8th. December,
1899, but to that Despatch you replied on the 2nd. February,
1900, saying that you could not sanction the proposal unless
you were assured, not only that it was absolutely necessary,
but also that no further increases of the Staff of the Post
Office would be suggested for some time.
In my Despatch No. 84 of the 9th. March,
1900, I had the honour to inform you that I could give no
assurance as to further increase of Staff and suggested that
it would be advisable for you to discuss this question with
Commander Hastings on his arrival in Ingland.
5.
The Postmaster-General called at the
Colonial Office accordingly and understood at the interview, which was accorded to him, that all his recommendations had
been approved, and on that understanding wrote his report
to the Colonial Office dated the 25th. February,
6.
1901.
It is, however, the case that a corres-
pondence clerk at a salary of $80 a month rising incremental- ly to $100 and also the 4 other clerks asked for at a monthly salary of $40 have not yet been obtained. The Postmaster- General reports that the appointment of these olerks is an urgent necessity and desires authority to engage them locally, the correspondence clerk at once, and the 4 other clerka from the lst. of next January at latest. I concur in the #pinion of the Postmaster-General that these appointments are indispensable and I shall, therefore, be glad if you
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