Civil Service Salaries, 1897

Civil Service Salaries, 1897

Submitted by Christine Gorman

TIMELY INFORMATION

From the Daily Examiner, Feb. 2, 1897

An Eye-Opener for Country Districts

Sir - The following list from the Dominion Civil Service Report, A. D., 1896, shows who hold the principal Dominion offices at Charlottetown. The amount received annually, and the date of appointment.

CUSTOMS (INSIDE SERVICE)

James Currie,

Collector and Registrar,

10^th May, 1880

$1,800.

George Bremner,

Chief Clerk,

April 1867

$1,200.

Alexander Duncan McLeod,

Cashier

8th May, 1877

$800.

Edwin White

Clerk

1st Oct, 1878

$600

Duncan McNeill

Clerk

5th Nov. 1885

$600

Michael Joseph Moren

Clerk

1^st June, 1885

$600

Rober Hogg

Appraiser

18^th May, 1880

$1,000

James David Lawson

Gauger

1^st Sept. 1880

$700

James MacDonald

Landing Waiter

13^th Jan. 1874

$500

Lucius O. Kelly

Locker, etc

1st Sept. 1891

$500

James F. Curtis

Landing Waiter

1^st April, 1881

$600

George F. Robinson

Landing Waiter (since superannuated, now Mr. E. Peake)

1^st Nov 1874

$500

Andrew Sullivan

Preventive Officer

1st June, 1890

$500.

POST OFFICE (INSIDE SERVICE)

Hon. F. De. St. Croix Brecken

Post Master, etc

1^st August, 1884

$2,200

William H. Harris

1^st Clerk

20^th June, 1873

$1,200

John Auld Lawson

Second Clerk

29^th June, 1872

$1,200

Nicholas White

Second Clerk

1^st July, 1873

$1,000

Bernard Trainor

Second Clerk

1^st Oct., 1874

$1,000

John Munro Campbell

Second Clerk

1st April, 1875

$1,000

Joseph McCarey

Second Clerk

6^th Dec., 1880

$900

Matthew Wm. Murphy

Third Clerk

6^th Sept., 1884

$800

John Neil Robertson

Third Clerk

19^th Jan., 1885

$800.

Wm. Henry F. Gill

Third Clerk

21^st Jan., 1888

$680

James A. Callaghan

Third Clerk

30^th June, 1890

$600

John Thomas Clarkin

Third clerk

16^th July, 1889

$520

John M. Hughes

Third Clerk

1st July, 1891

$480

POST OFFICE (OUTSIDE SERVICE)

Otto Russell Crabbe

mail clerk

23rd June, 1875

$800

Thomas Walter Haszard

mail clerk

11^th August, 1875

$800

Daniel Joseph Macdonald

mail clerk

1st Sept., 1881

$800

DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES

Artemas Lord

agent

1^st Jan, 1881

($1,400

William C. Hobkirk

(since appointment), 1896

$200

DEPARTMENT OF INLAND REVENUE

Samuel C. Nash

Collector

12th Dec., 1870

$1,200

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - DOMINION SAVINGS BANK

Percy Pope

Assistant Receiver General

1st July, 1883

$1,950

William Leitch

Clerk

9th Jan, 1874

$1,000

Francis Loughran

Clerk

1^st July, 1882

$800

It can be readily seen from the list given that the electorate of Charlottetown has been for the past largely monopolizing the best of all the Dominion offices, besides all the minor posts in every department of the public service. It is to be hoped in future if any changes take place or any new appointments be made that the country districts will not be overlooked as we have a number of intelligent, qualified young countrymen - sober, good, worthy mem - holding Civil Service licenses, who would, I am sure, be most happy to perform good honest services in the public departments at the salaries drawn by their more fortunate and favoured friends of Charlottetown.

It is to be hoped that the local representatives will see to it and give this matter their careful consideration.

Most respectfully yours,

JUSTICE.

Feb. 1, 1897.

From the Daily Examiner, Feb 4, 1897.

CITY VS. COUNTRY

SIR:

Your correspondent, "JUSTICE" in yesterday's paper is a little off in his eye-opener. Allow me to submit the following list, showing where the civil servants of this city came from, and I think that this list will be an "eye-opener" for "JUSTICE."

COUNTRY:

A. D. McLeod

Duncan McNeill

M. J. Moren

R. Hogg

J. D. Lawson

Jas. McDonald

L. O. Kelly

J. A. Lawson

N. White

J. M. Campbell

M. W. Murphy

J. N. Robertson

W. F. Gill

J. A. Callaghan

J. T. Clarkin

J. M. Hughes

O. Crabbe

D. J. Mcdonald

F. McLean

F. Loughran

Percy Pope

[One missing]

22

CITY:

Jas. Currie

Geo. Bremner

E. White

J. F. Curtis

E. Peake

A. Sullivan

F. Brecken

W. H. Harris

B. Trainor

J. McCarey

T. W. Haszard

A. Lord

W. C. Hobkirk

S. C. Nash

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This, Mr. Editor, gives twenty-two men from the country and fourteen from the city. The same ratio obtained in all Government offices, Local and Dominion.

EYE OPENER

Submitted by Christine Gorman

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James Currie,	Collector and Registrar,	10^th May, 1880	$1,800.
George Bremner,	Chief Clerk,	April 1867	$1,200.
Alexander Duncan McLeod,	Cashier	8th May, 1877	$800.
Edwin White	Clerk	1st Oct, 1878	$600
Duncan McNeill	Clerk	5th Nov. 1885	$600
Michael Joseph Moren	Clerk	1^st June, 1885	$600
Rober Hogg	Appraiser	18^th May, 1880	$1,000
James David Lawson	Gauger	1^st Sept. 1880	$700
James MacDonald	Landing Waiter	13^th Jan. 1874	$500
Lucius O. Kelly	Locker, etc	1st Sept. 1891	$500
James F. Curtis	Landing Waiter	1^st April, 1881	$600
George F. Robinson	Landing Waiter (since superannuated, now Mr. E. Peake)	1^st Nov 1874	$500
Andrew Sullivan	Preventive Officer	1st June, 1890	$500.

Hon. F. De. St. Croix Brecken	Post Master, etc	1^st August, 1884	$2,200
William H. Harris	1^st Clerk	20^th June, 1873	$1,200
John Auld Lawson	Second Clerk	29^th June, 1872	$1,200
Nicholas White	Second Clerk	1^st July, 1873	$1,000
Bernard Trainor	Second Clerk	1^st Oct., 1874	$1,000
John Munro Campbell	Second Clerk	1st April, 1875	$1,000
Joseph McCarey	Second Clerk	6^th Dec., 1880	$900
Matthew Wm. Murphy	Third Clerk	6^th Sept., 1884	$800
John Neil Robertson	Third Clerk	19^th Jan., 1885	$800.
Wm. Henry F. Gill	Third Clerk	21^st Jan., 1888	$680
James A. Callaghan	Third Clerk	30^th June, 1890	$600
John Thomas Clarkin	Third clerk	16^th July, 1889	$520
John M. Hughes	Third Clerk	1st July, 1891	$480

Otto Russell Crabbe	mail clerk	23rd June, 1875	$800
Thomas Walter Haszard	mail clerk	11^th August, 1875	$800
Daniel Joseph Macdonald	mail clerk	1st Sept., 1881	$800

Artemas Lord	agent	1^st Jan, 1881	($1,400
William C. Hobkirk	(since appointment), 1896		$200

Percy Pope	Assistant Receiver General	1st July, 1883	$1,950
William Leitch	Clerk	9th Jan, 1874	$1,000
Francis Loughran	Clerk	1^st July, 1882	$800

A. D. McLeod	Duncan McNeill	M. J. Moren	R. Hogg
J. D. Lawson	Jas. McDonald	L. O. Kelly	J. A. Lawson
N. White	J. M. Campbell	M. W. Murphy	J. N. Robertson
W. F. Gill	J. A. Callaghan	J. T. Clarkin	J. M. Hughes
O. Crabbe	D. J. Mcdonald	F. McLean	F. Loughran
Percy Pope	[One missing]		22

Jas. Currie	Geo. Bremner	E. White	J. F. Curtis
E. Peake	A. Sullivan	F. Brecken	W. H. Harris
B. Trainor	J. McCarey	T. W. Haszard	A. Lord
W. C. Hobkirk	S. C. Nash		14