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OCTOBER, 1902.]
THE ANDAMANS IN THE XVIIITH CENTURY.
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1794. - No. XIV. . Fort William 20 May 1794. Read the following Letter and Enclosure from Lieutenant Wells.
Lieutt Wells 1st May 1794. To Edward Hay Esq! Secretary to the Government.
Sir, I have the honor to forward the enclosed Bill and to request you will be pleased to submit it to the Honorable the Governor General in Council At the same time I must beg you will please to solicit the Board's Consideration on the following transcripts Viz!
"Extract from the Proceedings of the Governor Genl. in Council February 14t 1794."
"Agreed that the Commander in Chief be requested to order n Detachment of Sepoys to be commanded by a carefull and entillegent Officer of Infantry, who shall assist Captain Kyd in making his various arrangements, and take Charge of the Settlement in the Event of his temporary Absence from it."
"Extract from Instructions of the Governor General in Council, to Captain A. Kyd dated 18th February 1793.
Paragraph 21. In the case of your occasional Absence from the Andamans or in the Event of any accident depriving the Settlement of your Services, the Powers and Duties of the Superintendant as specified by your Commission and these Instructions, are to devolve to Lieut. Edmund Wells, or the next Senior Officer."
The Appointment thus conferred on me, as ventual (sic) Superintendant of the Settlement of the Andamans having no precise Salary annexed to it I presume to conclude it to have been the intention of Government, that whenever the Station and Duties might devolve to me, I should become entitled to the Salary & Allowances appertaining to the Office, and I have accordingly made out my Bill on that principle which I hope will be approved.
I have the Honor to be with due Respect, Sir, Fort William,
Your most Obedient humble Servant May 1* 1794.
(Signed) Edmund Wells, Lieut The Honorable Company ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ! 1793/4 To my Salary as Superintendant of the Settlement at the Andamans
whilst acting in that Capacity from 19 July 1793 to the 28th of February 1794 being Eight Months at Sicca Rupees 1,000.0.0 p!
Month ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,000.0.0 To established Allowance for Writer's Stationary & Office Charges for the same period at Sioca Rupees 250.0.0 p!MO ... ... ... ... 2,000.0.0
Total Ten Thousand S Rupees.., 10,000.0.0
(Signed) Edmund Wells. The Board do not consider Lieutenant Wells either from the terms of his Appointment or from the General Rules of the Service entitled to draw the personal and other Allowances annexed to the Station and Establishments of the Superintendant of the Andamang, These Allowances have been already drawn by Major Kyd and as his Title to them in the Opinion of the Board is indisputable it supercedes the Claim of Lieutenant Wells for the same allowances.
Ordered therefore that the Bills be rejected.
