Claim: Frederick Marrable was beginning to feel that he was grossly underpaid and overworked by the end of 1860, and demanded an increase in his £800 annual salary.
Evidence: By the end of 1860, Marrable was beginning to feel that he was being grossly underpaid and overworked. He referred to having written more than five thousand reports for the Board, and demanded an increase in his £800 annual salary.