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I am opposed to the continuance of the

present system whereby the Captain Superintendent of Police is also Superintendent of the Gaol. Such an arrangement has

manifest disadvantages and does not exist, so far as I am aware, in any Crow Colony of the first class, I would, there- -fore, create a Prisons Department, and a new post with the title of Superintendent of Prisons (as a separate convict establishment will probably be required before long). The salary might be £600 rising by annual increments of £20 to £800, and the post of Assistant Superintendent could be

abolished.

For the subordinate posts I would propose

small changes in the salaries recommended by the Commission-

-ors as follows:

Chief Warder

£400 to £480 by £10 annually.

Principal Warder £250 to £350 by £10

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Warder

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£140 to £220 by £10

Audit Department.

I am not clear as to why the arrange- -ments for the audit of public accounts in this Colony have remained under the Colonial Audit Department, and I would submit for Your Lordship's consideration that the opportunity might now be taken to establish a separate Audit Office as in the other Eastern Colonies. In the present circumstances I hesitate to suggest any revision of the salaries of the Auditor and his Assistants as the matter would appear to be one for the consideration of the Director of Colonial Audit.

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Crown Solicitor's Office,

I recommend that the salary of the Crown Solicitor should be £1,000 rising by annual increments of £25 to £1,200, and that of the Assistant Grow Solicitor £600 rising by annual increments of £25 to £800.

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