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These artificers were employed on the reprefentation ^ 
of the Lieutenant-Governor to Governor Phillip, that it ^ 
was impoffible to ere6l the barracks neceflary for the 
officers and men of the detachment, without employing 
fuch artificers for that purpofe as could be found among 
themfelves. It was at the fame time reprefented, that 
thefe men could not properly be retained at fuch work, 
unlefs they were to be paid in the cuftomary manner of 
paying all troops employed on extra works for the pub- 
lic fervice : and more efpecially, as it was known that 
the artificers taken from the iliips of war and tranfports 
were to be paid for all work done on ftiore. 
Governor Phillip agreed entirely as to the necefiity of 
employing the artificers, and with refpe6t to their pay, 
had no doubt that the matter muft be decided by 
cuftom : In confequence of which he iffued an order 
for that purpofe on the 17th of May, 1788. 
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