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grant the allowance to any of the Senior Supervising Staff who already had any allowance assigned to them.

In the same clause for 'Subordinates' substitute 'Supervising Staff' to make it clear that the allowance was not to be granted to labourers.

I asked Mr. Eves if the approval of these recommendations would very materially reduce his office work, and met all the complaints he had put forward regarding Audit and Accounting difficulties. He said that they would, and that he had never hitherto known exactly how he stood in relation to the Colonial Audit and Treasury. It was now quite clear and he had nothing else to ask and desired no further alterations.

I requested the Local Auditor to transmit these recommendations as approved to the Comptroller and Auditor General for his concurrence. The Hon. Treasurer and Auditor concurred that sufficient control and audit over Railway expenditure would still be maintained.

The Local Auditor said that stock-verifiers should be at once appointed. They had proved most useful on the Uganda Railway where trained Indian-Eurasians were employed.

Mr. Eves concurred and said he had only deferred their appointment pending arrival of the Railway Accountant. He did not desire to have Indians or Indo-Eurasians, and suggested Chinese on $70 or $80 per month. He said in reply to my question that on former Railway work in China he had employed Europeans locally engaged on about $250 per month, and I understood that the men employed on the Uganda Railway were paid about the same rate.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary considered Chinese more unsuitable for such work and less amenable to influence or bribery. It was decided that the Auditor should advertise for a man, probably a Portuguese or Portuguese-Eurasian on a salary of $120 to $150 per mensem, rising by $120 annually, and with a prospect of permanent employment on the Railway if he proved reliable.

Two would be required, but it was sufficient to engage one at present on trial.

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grant the allowance to any of the Senior Supervising Staff who already had any allowance assigned to them. In the same clause for 'Subordinates' substitute 'Supervising Staff' to make it clear that the allowance was not to be granted to labourers. I asked Mr. Eves if the approval of these recommendations would very materially reduce his office work, and met all the complaints he had put forward regarding Audit and Accounting difficulties. He said that they would, and that he had never hitherto known exactly how he stood in relation to the Colonial Audit and Treasury. It was now quite clear and he had nothing else to ask and desired no further alterations. I requested the Local Auditor to transmit these recommendations as approved to the Comptroller and Auditor General for his concurrence. The Hon. Treasurer and Auditor concurred that sufficient control and audit over Railway expenditure would still be maintained. The Local Auditor said that stock-verifiers should be at once appointed. They had proved most useful on the Uganda Railway where trained Indian-Eurasians were employed. Mr. Eves concurred and said he had only deferred their appointment pending arrival of the Railway Accountant. He did not desire to have Indians or Indo-Eurasians, and suggested Chinese on $70 or $80 per month. He said in reply to my question that on former Railway work in China he had employed Europeans locally engaged on about $250 per month, and I understood that the men employed on the Uganda Railway were paid about the same rate. The Hon. Colonial Secretary considered Chinese more unsuitable for such work and less amenable to influence or bribery. It was decided that the Auditor should advertise for a man, probably a Portuguese or Portuguese-Eurasian on a salary of $120 to $150 per mensem, rising by $120 annually, and with a prospect of permanent employment on the Railway if he proved reliable. Two would be required, but it was sufficient to engage one at present on trial. 3.
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.t .ok anites¥ yawltaf nodns0-noolwol

35

•TONTOVOD and vonelimoz¶ #}K

„Vlade75e2 Iatnoloð æfð „noit's.T

.767#AMST: Iatnoio0 edt .no♬ grf

· „Teenigna ?nebiesƐ 182/13 writ rotibus Isool ed?

„Instпvoɔɔk told? yawilsƐ esi?

taal ent de nevin amoldovrdeal of Znavasut

9

treblɛof telựa sốt bna,*otibu! Ispol,Isquezett adé gaitsek lexst of eiɗinse? saw di aqeda dariw rebianos of dem bad teenfyn" a'zoonianï Jaobt:all Taldo adð ni xnow ghitnwosos soubar ot Istonant” *ebnu vicɛanoen Xsado sáð untukæðulan eliṁw #51110 to Laded no Tolibuk Ispot bra Tøïubae7” eɗft yď anoitoundanı ent of batoszib yIIsioeque reed bad nolinetta “lurim

telɗo er% .niytam add ni berur aðnemwoob berinaéta erið hettiædua rasniqi dreblaef *rponed raw dolce (†08i,redoto0.ƒa[E) 1633#I Totibua Imood bne tetubasit erið yð ni boʻt-

.anoljebræænooet Lazjum Tkaft aniyboďme sa

savalo diquotɗt nettef oft bæst I

shophne anlwoffor at the bre Babalo d

.aroitabneæroset sit ni berwONOD

erið Jarid bablwor¶" abrow sɗd bbÅ ‚” equaIO

Candoa adt besɔxe don seob aunod Bulq vaq

■'resalari Jnoblesя taiño ̧‡euguÂ.daIƐ to tastei .TORI erottel owt to afɔETİXİ Jaebizeя teidɔ art mOTI -*Ivano) edð oð reentyna

.arseatgak göl-

.anoidourðar)

.Tonteven vď @dunki

@Junil a'otibuk Isoo) to mottasup eɗt mo .aïeni“ of Bunos vď etinin e to dostÍKI .bes to OATOVOD erit .TORI,Teɗmetqe?

to nobisoittiqna si viorem eat ald“ .*aunod erit Swoiltiw dads

-dnseca vlist aaw bre¿bausio erð galsterb nt gatusees a'aavï .TME

blow (Bekneque qninnut eft Jar ́t benlaïqx: a” „mid vd of be-

to amit ti annod aviq asansque antanut erið besɔxe to Isupe

Justa of saoqonq zon bib ́ad Jarl: bna,bookben eisw noitelgmo »

„Bonerettib ert broyeď nunod

ni vbae^ia doa era vest dari bebi▼OTT" #brow and bba . ●ApaID

-noo Taenian¤ Inobiasë telɗ" off .*eonayavnoɔ yns to jqłopeT

od skogorg Jon bib eri ban,gainsem aid saw alúð daựt be¬¬use

grant the allowance to any of the Senior Supervising Staff whe

already had any allowance assigned to them.

In the same clause for 'Subordinates' substitute 'Supervising

Staff' to make it alsar that the allowance was not to be granted

to labourers.

I asked Mr. Even if the approval of these

recommendations would very materially reduce his office work,

and met all the complaints he had put forward regarding Audit

and Accounting difficulties. He said that they would, and that

he had never hitherte known exactly how he stood in relation

te the Celonial Audit and Treasury. It was now quite clear and

he had nothing else to ask and desired no further alterations.

I requested the Local Auditer to transmit

these recommendations as approved to the Comptroller and Auditer

General for his concurrence. The Hon. Treasurer and Auditor

cencurred that sufficient control and audit over Railway expendi

-iture would still be maintained.

The Local Auditer said that steck-verifiers

should be at once appointed. They had preved mest useful en

the Uganda Railway where trained Indian-Ħurasians were employed.

Mr. Eves concurred and said he had only deferred their appoint-

ent pending arrival of the Railway Accountant. He did not des

desire to have Indians or Indo-Eurasians, and suggested Chinese on $70 or $80 per month. He said in reply to my question that

en former Railway work in China he had employed Europeans local-

-17 engaged on about $250 per month, and I understood that the

men employed on the Uganda Railway were paid about the same

rate. The Hen. Colonial Secretary considered Chinese mord un-

-suitable for such work and tee amenable to influence er bri-

-bery. It was decided that the Auditer should advertise for a

man probably a Portuguese or Portuguese-Eurasian on a salary of

$120 to $150 per mensem by $120 annually, and with a prospect

of permanent employment on the Railway if he preved reliable.

Two would be required, but it was sufficient to engage one at

present on trial,

3.

as

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