CIVIL SERVICE LIST, 1899:

xliv, 403, xxix pages: advertisements, colour maps (1 folding). Red embossed cloth, faded on spine.

Very seldom seen. Lists every civil servant, with date of appointment, salary and allowance etc, from the Governor to a ganger working in East London harbour. Includes full and very detailed biographies of all senior civil servants. The great value in the CIVIL SERVICE LISTS is the genealogical information they contain. There is also an alphabetical list of senior officers with complete service histories from the first date of appointment up to date of publication. Of interest is the fact that whilst the Prime Minister of the Cape, W.P. Schreiner, earned £250 per annum, his secretary earned £700. The Resident Magistrate for Kokstad earned £650, the Inspector of Valkenberg Asylum £900, and the Judge President of the Eastern Districts Court earned £2250: politics was the preserve of the independently wealthy with a desire to assist and to serve. The prestige of the position was the compensation received. An advertisement extols the virtues of the "radio-active" waters of Montague, more "radio-active" than the waters of Baden- Baden!