What would JH like done with the column 'Equinoctial Time' in the Nautical Almanac?
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What would JH like done with the column 'Equinoctial Time' in the Nautical Almanac?
HF and F. R. Brande received similar appointments, but HF's annual salary is £100 while Brande's is £150. Asks JH to raise HF's salary to £150. [JH annotation: Replied on 19 July.]
Disappointed by JH's response. Believes HF's case is identical to that of F. R. Brande. Lists benefits accruing to Brande that HF does not have. Asks JH to reconsider raise in HF's salary.
Lord Aberdeen [George Hamilton-Gordon] will see JH at 11 o'clock this morning.
Notified [James] Wilson that HH's service at Mint will end today, but HH does not yet know what official date Treasury will record for HH's retirement.
Chancellor of Exchequer [W. E. Gladstone] will meet with JH next Friday.
Thanks for catching CT's error. Returns letter, with £200,000 substituted for £150,000.
How many sovereigns and half sovereigns could be coined at Mint annually without interfering with other business?
H. D. Harness will be leaving Mint to assume duties as Commissioner of Works in Ireland.
Will spend weekend at Windsor Castle with Lord Aberdeen's family.
Come to Argyll House tomorrow. Encloses reply by W. E. Gladstone to JH's letter of 23 July.