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Report on review of duties and salaries of staff, 1843

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Unique IDA-00433576SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees)DateBetween 23rd December 1843 and 28th December 1843Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Special Committee to enquire into the propriety of reducing the salaries of the Officers and Servants of the Corporation; to ascertain the duties performed by the different officers, with a view to recommend the abolition of such as may appear unnecessary; and, further to enquire what offices may be combined without injury or inconvenience to the public service. Also to report whether the duties alluded to in Cr Holden's Motion relative to the assessment of the buildings in Sydney could not be performed by the Surveyors at present employed by the Corporation. Appended to the report: Two schedules of salaries recommended by the Committee Thomase listed by name in the first schedule are: Town Clerk John Rae, Mayor's Secretary and Assistant to the Town Clerk, W. C. Wills; Surveyor, William Moir; Assistant to the Surveyor, William Buchanan; Clerk and Draftsman, F. W. Sheilds; Treasurer, Ed Lord; Solicitor, G.R. Nichols; Clerk of the George Street Markets, John Parker; Clerk of the Hay & Cattle Market, W. F. Parker; Water Works Superintendent at Hyde Park, J. M. F. Graham; at Dockyard, H. McLean; Watchman at Lachlan Swamp, R. Morrow; Inspector of Slaughterhouses, E. B. Foster; Additional names in the second schedule are: Clerk [in Town Clerk's office], John Driscoll; Clerk & Messenger [in Surveyor's Office], W. Dean; Clerk to the Treasurer, Chas H. Woolcott; Principal Superintendent of the Water Works, A. Daer; Messengers and Office keepers, P. Barron and Dennis Guerin.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report on review of duties and salaries of staff, 1843

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