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the Government in 1893 may be granted to me, but as I thought the Government would not throw salaries away.

I refrained from so doing until a favourable opportunity offered itself. How I find I allowed only the salary voted in the Estimates for 1893 for the post of Clerk, whilst all other officers in the same department have had their salaries increased since 1873 and their salaries will be again further increased in 1902 under the new scale.

3. I joined the service in 1881 and have therefore been in the service 20 years.

4. In 1893, when the staff of the Colonial Treasury was reorganized and the cost of the establishment reduced from $25,000 to $20,000 per annum, my salary was fixed at $3,000 per annum.

I assumed the duties of my present office on the 8th January 1893, at a period when the unprecedented disorganized state of the staff placed an undue burden on the officers left, as they were entitled, as of right, to the post; and I was consequently obliged to work under most exceptional conditions, viz:

(a) absence of three senior officers;

(b) the sudden retirement of the staff generally;

and (c) the pressure of work due to the absence of assistance in their duties. While so acting I was given half the salary of the office of Assistant Clerk ($237) and half that of the Chief Clerk ($400), totalling $637 only; the reason for this being, I presume, the adoption of the scheme of general retrenchment of expenditure then inaugurated by the Government.

6. The salaries of the separate offices of Chief Clerk and Cashier and Clerk and Accountant were set down in the Estimates...

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354 the Government in 1893 may be granted to me, but as I thought the Government would not throw salaries away. I refrained from so doing until a favourable opportunity offered itself. How I find I allowed only the salary voted in the Estimates for 1893 for the post of Clerk, whilst all other officers in the same department have had their salaries increased since 1873 and their salaries will be again further increased in 1902 under the new scale. 3. I joined the service in 1881 and have therefore been in the service 20 years. 4. In 1893, when the staff of the Colonial Treasury was reorganized and the cost of the establishment reduced from $25,000 to $20,000 per annum, my salary was fixed at $3,000 per annum. I assumed the duties of my present office on the 8th January 1893, at a period when the unprecedented disorganized state of the staff placed an undue burden on the officers left, as they were entitled, as of right, to the post; and I was consequently obliged to work under most exceptional conditions, viz: (a) absence of three senior officers; (b) the sudden retirement of the staff generally; and (c) the pressure of work due to the absence of assistance in their duties. While so acting I was given half the salary of the office of Assistant Clerk ($237) and half that of the Chief Clerk ($400), totalling $637 only; the reason for this being, I presume, the adoption of the scheme of general retrenchment of expenditure then inaugurated by the Government. 6. The salaries of the separate offices of Chief Clerk and Cashier and Clerk and Accountant were set down in the Estimates... Page 355
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the Gover

ment in 1893 may be granted

to me, but as I thought the Government

AVVALD not throw

dalaries ouvir.

finance

so doing

چیز

q

grant any

to the their state of

the

thee (clony Ipefrained from

favoceral

opportunity offered itself. How I find) I

allowed a24

only the

• from: 1 January

bulary

1902

voted in the Estimates for 1893 for

frout of (zebier, avhilst all

cers in the dorme

officers

hu

A

گر را دو بچه

AVAI

brother

ll my departement have

salaries increased since 1873

and their salaries will be again further

in crecerd in 1902

ander the

3 I joined the service in 1881 and/ have therefore been in the serasive 20.

4.

20 years.

In 1893, when the staff of the Exonial

Tracury

donde the cost of

was peorganized

the establishme it pedercid from $25000 to

$20.000 fur

VAJ

office

find

کرد مورد و در

Sliv

at $3.000 f

der

salary of thes Egohin.

I avoured the distics of my present

on the 8th January 1893, at a

1893, at a period

when the impracedented! disorganized

مجھے

state of the staff filaced aner as the officers

titted, ar

of right, to the frost; and I was correequently obliged do work ander most exceptional conditions, viz-

(a; absence of three senior officers.

•vit; (b) the aurader

petirement;

of the staff goverally i

of

-2-2

Duz. 1

ed state

and 18, the prese

officers atho avere dependent on

the older

Z

bere

dance in their

quido

acting I avas feri

for

accistance

ducties. While so

گم ہو کر کہیں نے تو مجھے

half

the satury of the office of fashion (futt-8237).

and half that

کرنے کا میم

vatila

دیکھ

alar

17.7~ 2

Buboter

کر تھے

tive f

out (2)

a. the foot

confir and in

it at the reduced

avy water avas fixed

hate of $2.400 fur

حنة

صح نسير

بھیجے

only; the peasor

for this being, I presume, the adoptions

of the scheme of

of general retrenchwerste diture then inaugurated

of expense Govern

مریم

t

gurated by the

6.

The salaries of the separate offices

CACAC

pot Clerk and Cashin and 27 Clerk and

Accovrasterik

set down in the Extintor

fx:

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