ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti hiː ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ pəzˈɪʃən wɪððə stˌɛnəɡɹˈæfɪkəl dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌvðə tʃˈeɪmbɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪʔn̩dʒˈɛnɚɹˌɑːl wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹmd ðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ ænd ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən bɪkˌeɪm fˈʊltˈaɪm ænd pˈɜːmənənt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
In November 1850 he accepted a position with the Stenographical Department of the Chambers of the Staten-Generaal which had been formed the year before and this position became full-time and permanent in 1852.