William Marsden. Strongly solicit, as a matter of urgency, an increase in the salaries...

William Marsden. Strongly solicit, as a matter of urgency, an increase in the salaries paid to Clerks in the Navy Office. Refer to previous representations and cite, as an example, the case of A. Hamilton, Clerk, who had been persuaded not to resign to take up a much more remunerative post he had been offered in the City by the promise of promotion, only to find his expectations unrealised. He has since accepted an offer of a position in a commercial office. Illustrate, by means of tables, the salary scales for clerks in the various offices, and that a clerk may not expect a significant increase in his salary until he has progressed through several grades.