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was not reported to you before, and have to ask your sanction
now for it. The necessity for the appointment still continues.
The correction in the printing of the appointments
of President and the Registrars of the Land Court will be made.
A statement is being prepared shewing how
6.
it is proposed to use the Vate of $20,000 to which you refer
in paragraph 17.
7.
The instructions contained in paragraphs
18 and 19 will be carried out.
8.
Exchange Compensation on allowances fer
knowledge of languages is drawn under the Exchange Compensation
Rules forwarded in General Black's Despatch No. 260 of 14th.
september, 1898, and acknowledged in your Despatch No. 306 of
21st. November, 1898.
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I have lately cancelled that part of the
Rule which allowed Exchange Compensation on the Ration Allow-
ances of European Police because when such allowances were
recently granted to Police employed in the New Territery it
was not intended that Exchange Compensation should be paid on
them and the allowances were fixed accordingly.
9.
The question of the continuance of the
office of Chief Clerk to the Medical Officer of Health is
being considered and a further report on the subject will be
forwarded to you.
10.
Mr. Boulton's salary is as you point out
wrongly quoted on an incremental scale. The mistake probably
are se fram the fact that the salaries of all the other
Engineers in the Department are on the incremental system.
For the latter reason and alse because Mr. Boulton is a very
efficient
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