Point Ellice Servants

Nursemaids: their salary seems to have been $10.00/month based on the O'Reilly accounting system.

Catherine Ward - Employed for a short time, wages paid to her on January 20, 1869....................$10.00
Ellen Crogan - Employed from Dec. 1869 to June 1870 -- Monthly wage recorded....................$10.00
Rose McGlone - Employed form Feb. 1871 to May 1871 -- monthly wage recorded....................$12.50
Lena Burgess - Employed from June 1871 to Sept. 1871 -- Monthly wage recorded....................$12.50 (salary in Sept. $15.00)

Chinamen - "Houseboys" - Their salaries varied monthly, most likely due to number of days they actually worked during each pay period.

Se-you - first "Chinaman" recorded in accounts - employed for month of February 1869....................$30.00
Tom "Chinaman" Employed from Jan.1870 to April 1872 --
- Wages for:
- Jan. 1870........................$50.00
- March 1870.......................$40.00
- June 1870........................$10.00
- to August 1870...................$30.00
- on acct. August 1870.............$ 1.00
- September 1870...................$60.00
- October 1870.....................$15.00
- to Dec. 1870.....................$73.00
- to Feb. 1871.....................$20.00
- to April 1871....................$60.00
- to June 1871.....................$50.00
- to July 1871.....................$50.00
- to Sept.1871.....................$70.00
- to Jan.1871.....................$100.00
- to Feb.1872......................$20.00
- to April 1872....................$80.00

"Sing" - "Chinaman" - Employed a very short time, only one entry appears. - Wages for September. 1872........................$22.50

Michell (Indian) - first noted in account book in 1868, then again in 1870 to 1871. He seems to have been employed as a labourer.