CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 189

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despatch

a-

the result

the consideration

this report & the

Colonial you.

me an

3. In the

of

tive I desire to

point out that it would appear from

Mr. Boulton's evidence

(¶ 2151) that the

Praya

Reclamation is now

on the eve of completion,

if not actually finished.

Messrs. Boulton and Muche will then be in

a position to take up

their duties

as

Executive

the regular

staff of the Dept), and

this would

seem to must satisfy,

at any rate for the time

being,

the

recommendation

of the Commission that

two

new Executive Engineers should be appointed to the staff of the Dept.

4. You have doubtless already learned

that the

salaries

proposed for the Son of Executive and Assistant Engineers

in

Appendix 25 to the report are materially

below those which

are

suggested in my despatch No. 171 of the 13th inst.

at any rate

[with...]

Johnson... difficult, if not

impossible

to obtain

a man

of the class

required as

Overseer

at a salary of $400

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despatch a- the result the consideration this report & the Colonial you. me an 3. In the of tive I desire to point out that it would appear from Mr. Boulton's evidence 2151) that the Praya Reclamation is now on the eve of completion, if not actually finished. Messrs. Boulton and Muche will then be in a position to take up their duties as Executive the regular staff of the Dept), and this would seem to must satisfy, at any rate for the time being, the recommendation of the Commission that two new Executive Engineers should be appointed to the staff of the Dept. 4. You have doubtless already learned that the salaries proposed for the Son of Executive and Assistant Engineers in Appendix 25 to the report are materially below those which are suggested in my despatch No. 171 of the 13th inst. at any rate [with...] Johnson... difficult, if not impossible to obtain a man of the class required as Overseer at a salary of $400
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: : despatch a- the result the consideration this refort & the Colonial you. me an 3. In the of tive I desire to point out that it would affear from Mh. Boulton's evidence (4. 2151) that the Praya Reclamation is a now on the age of completion if not actually finished. Messes. Boulton and Muche will then be in a fisition to takeup their duties Lugevers Executivi the regular staff of the Defe), and this would seem to must satisfy, at ang rat for the time azrat Tom the Starting scheme] bening, the recommendation of the Commission that tão new Executive 188 Engineers should be affounted to the staff of the Def? 4. You have doubt already lanes that the noticed photored for the Son of Executive and Assistant Enginers in Affendin 25 to the refort are materially below those which ar uggested in my desf. No. 171 of the 13th for that at afte bottom [ith. Johusar idifficult, if aft Johnson disagrees Jus we recent but Ĥ man at Sot This figure I infossible quem of the class requid as Overseer at a splay of foo
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:

despatch

a-

the result

the consideration

this refort & the

Colonial you.

me an

3. In the

of

tive I desire to

point out that it would affear from

Mh. Boulton's evidence

(4. 2151) that the

Praya

Reclamation is a now

on the age of completion

if not actually finished.

Messes. Boulton and Muche will then be in

a fisition to takeup

their duties

Lugevers

Executivi

the regular

staff of the Defe), and

this would

seem to must satisfy,

at ang rat for the time

azrat

Tom the Starting

scheme]

bening,

the

recommendation

of the Commission that

tão

new Executive 188

Engineers should be affounted to the staff of the Def? 4. You have doubt already lanes

that the

noticed

photored for the Son of Executive and Assistant Enginers

in

Affendin 25 to the refort are materially

below those which

ar

uggested in my desf. No. 171 of the 13th for

that at afte

bottom

[ith. Johusar idifficult, if aft

Johnson disagrees Jus we recent but

Ĥ man

at

Sot

This figure I

infossible

quem

of the class

requid as

Overseer

at a splay of foo

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