CHAPTER XI.
A PROBLEM SOLVED.
The abrupt termination of the Journal was due to several causes, some domestic and some official, and before we follow Robert Gouger on his voyage to South Australia, there are gaps in the narrative which it is desirable should be filled up here.
The appointment of the Governor, Captain Hindmarsh, having been settled, and his salary fixed at £800 per annum, and an allowance of £500 for outfit, the following gentlemen, to several of whom reference will be made later on, were appointed to hold offices in the colony:—
| Office. | Name. | Salary. £ |
| Resident Commissioner and Registrar | Mr. James Hurtle Fisher | 400 |
| Colonial Secretary | Mr. Robert Gouger | 400 |
| Judge | Sir J. W. Jeffcott | 500 |
| Advocate-General and Crown Solicitor | Mr. Charles Mann | 300 |
| Naval Officer and Harbour-Master | Capt. Thos. Lipson, R.N. | 200 |
| Governor's Secretary and Clerk of the Council | Mr. George Stevenson | 200 |
| Colonial Treasurer, Collector of Revenue, and Accountant-General | Mr. Osmond Gilles | 300 |
