CO129-309 - Public Offices & Others - 1901 — Page 438

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I asked that ↑ might receive the same consideration as had been accorded to the Assistant Registrar General when the latter was appointed in 1896 to act as Police Magistrate, "viz" that I might have my pay made up to $450 a month, as was his from surplus salary voted, until half pay was available, but it was not granted.

6. I venture to make this personal explanation showing the reasons for the repeated applications I have recently made for a transfer.

Having regard to the large number of military officers in the Colonial service, and the positions occupied by many of them, I can hardly think that my former naval service militates against me.

My varied services in the last twenty (20) years indicates, I venture to submit, the wider training of His Majesty's Navy, whilst my professional qualifications have been of use to Colonial Governments - as at St. Lucia when, in the absence of the Harbour Master with the dredger, I was required to act as Harbour Master and Pilot. Also, when in 1896 I was called on to combine the offices of Acting Harbour Master and Captain Superintendent of Police.

Nor, unless in view of my former profession, I venture to submit, would the Provisional Plague Committee in 1894 have asked the Government for my services to bury the dead, except that I was qualified professionally.

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434 I asked that ↑ might receive the same consideration as had been accorded to the Assistant Registrar General when the latter was appointed in 1896 to act as Police Magistrate, "viz" that I might have my pay made up to $450 a month, as was his from surplus salary voted, until half pay was available, but it was not granted. 6. I venture to make this personal explanation showing the reasons for the repeated applications I have recently made for a transfer. Having regard to the large number of military officers in the Colonial service, and the positions occupied by many of them, I can hardly think that my former naval service militates against me. My varied services in the last twenty (20) years indicates, I venture to submit, the wider training of His Majesty's Navy, whilst my professional qualifications have been of use to Colonial Governments - as at St. Lucia when, in the absence of the Harbour Master with the dredger, I was required to act as Harbour Master and Pilot. Also, when in 1896 I was called on to combine the offices of Acting Harbour Master and Captain Superintendent of Police. Nor, unless in view of my former profession, I venture to submit, would the Provisional Plague Committee in 1894 have asked the Government for my services to bury the dead, except that I was qualified professionally.

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........ 434 I asked that ↑ might receive the same consideration as had been accorded to the Assistant Registrar General when the latter was appointed in 1896 to act as Police Magistrate, "viz" that I might have my pay made up to $450 a month, as was his from surplus salary voted, until half pay was available, but it was not granted. 6. I venture to make this personal explanation showing the reasons for the repeated applications, I have recently made for a transfer. Having regard to the large number of military officers in the Colonial service, and the positions occupied by many of them, I can hardly think that my former naval service militates against me. My varied services in the last twenty (20) years indicates I venture to submit the wider training of His Majesty's Navy, whilst my professional qualifica- tions have been of use to Colonial Governments - as at St. Lucia when in the absence of the Harbour Master with the redger, I was required to act as Harbour Master and Pilot. Also when in 1896 I was called on to com- bine the offices of Acting Harbour Master and Captain Superintendent of Police. Nor unless in view of my former profession, I venture to submit, would the Provisional "lague Committee in 1894, have asked the Government for my > services to bury the dead, except that I was qualified professionally

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I asked that ↑ might receive the same consideration

as had been accorded to the Assistant Registrar General when the latter was appointed in 1896 to act as Police Magistrate, "viz" that I might have my pay made up to $450 a month, as was his from surplus salary voted, until half pay was available, but it was not granted. 6. I venture to make this personal explanation showing the reasons for the repeated applications, I have recently made for a transfer.

Having regard to the large number of military officers in the Colonial service, and the positions occupied by many of them, I can hardly think that my former naval service militates against me.

My varied services in the last twenty (20) years indicates I venture to submit the wider training of His Majesty's Navy, whilst my professional qualifica- tions have been of use to Colonial Governments - as at St. Lucia when in the absence of the Harbour Master with the redger, I was required to act as Harbour Master

and Pilot. Also when in 1896 I was called on to com- bine the offices of Acting Harbour Master and Captain Superintendent of Police.

Nor unless in view of my former profession,

I venture to submit, would the Provisional "lague

Committee in 1894, have asked the Government for my

services to bury the dead, except that I was qualified

professionally

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