342
1844 - was
been in the Service since February 1844
every respect
educated at Oxford, and is in every desirable person for Public display. His capacity is far above the office he holds and
Arie
the
with all the particulars connected with the
Land Department, which, with his other qualifications, render him a desirable person to retain in the Colony - I have in my letter stated that an officer of the Colonial Secretary's office would become my most eligible person to succeed to it when vacant, he would be. ... I never heard of him until I arrived in the Colony; but so highly I think of his qualifications and attainments, that I have nominated him to a seat in the Legislative Council... He... was educated for the Bar.
Mr
is au-
Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyor General, is a zealous and willing officer, and I believe perfectly competent for the duties of his office, to which he was appointed by Sir Henry Pottinger in September 1843. - Having been here from the earliest days of the Colony, he is acquainted
a description is absolutely requisite.
The Harbour Master, Lieutenant M. Pedder, R.N., was appointed to the office by Sir Henry Pottinger in 1841 - is in every way qualified for the duties he has to perform and is an active and willing officer.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Hillier, has been in Government Employ since December 1842, and been Chief Magistrate since June 1846. This gentleman is in my judgment a particularly useful...