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10 I have accordingly instructed the C.A. to

ay his the salary at the rate of $ 3600 a

rear as from the beginning of his present leave

of absence, leaving the arrears due to him in

respect of the period between Mr Hazeland's

promotion and the 16th of April last to be adjust-

ed on his return to the Colony.

4. Mr Jones' poft as Assist Master will presumably

be filled by promotion within the College and

く

I propose to appoint a Junior Master from this

country to fill the resulting vacancy.

am anxious to avoid the recurrence of a state

of affairs which has made it necessary either

to ignore the claims of a deserving officer or

to fill an appointment, for which Cadets have

been declared to have preferential claims py.

the cadet from outside the ranks of they sevice, add for

that purpose I request that when it is found

necessary to [111/27/1911pg/apppjpjpánt/61/this

¤Â¿¿ƒ/ÞD/XX®/appointment select an officer, who

does not belong to the Cadet service, to act in an appointment of this class, you will call my

attention to the fact in a special desp, instead

including

of merely reporting it in the usual quarterly

also

schedule, and will dødsider/and report at regular

reporting at the same time whether it is not

possible to make more suitable arrangements.

There are special objections to the transfer

of Educational officers to other branches of

the service and I consider that such officers

should not in future be appointed to act

outside their own branch of the service.

I have &c.

Morts

in pote

intervals the number of such acting appointments,

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