the occasion under notice, that an office should not be too severely pressed when it is apparent that every exertion
how best to love the duties
performed within the prescribed time.
In a treacherous climate like this
it may frequently happen that men & officers may be compelled to absent themselves from severe indisposition, when, as a matter of course, the business of the office cannot be so efficiently worked even when the full force is present. I have not had eleven years' experience as Postmaster here, and I candidly confess that, when the Commanders of the vessels in charge of the mails, in the absence of the Admiralty Agents, the duties of the office were much more satisfactorily "got through" than when under charge
of the Admiralty Agents themselves. Many of the latter, especially those most revered
in their duties, have, on many occasions caused unnecessary trouble and inconvenience to the office.
In conclusion I would beg to add that if Lieutenant Woldridge is so desirous to be particular upon one point, he should be equally so on another. The "Pottinger" arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 26 August last, when the Mails brought on shore by a youngster not more than 14 or 15 years of age. I enquired if there was
Admiralty Agent on board, when the lad stated "Yes, Lieutenant Woldridge," that "he was comfortably saved in his
bed", ordered the Mail boxes to be sent to the Post Office, with a message that
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Revised to meet the exact output requirement without the last sentence:the occasion under notice, that an office should not be too severely pressed when it is apparent that every exertion
how best to love the duties
performed within the prescribed time.
In a treacherous climate like this
it may frequently happen that men & officers may be compelled to absent themselves from severe indisposition, when, as a matter of course, the business of the office cannot be so efficiently worked even when the full force is present. I have not had eleven years' experience as Postmaster here, and I candidly confess that, when the Commanders of the vessels in charge of the mails, in the absence of the Admiralty Agents, the duties of the office were much more satisfactorily "got through" than when under charge
of the Admiralty Agents themselves. Many of the latter, especially those most revered
in their duties, have, on many occasions caused unnecessary trouble and inconvenience to the office.
In conclusion I would beg to add that if Lieutenant Woldridge is so desirous to be particular upon one point, he should be equally so on another. The "Pottinger" arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 26 August last, when the Mails brought on shore by a youngster not more than 14 or 15 years of age. I enquired if there was
Admiralty Agent on board, when the lad stated "Yes, Lieutenant Woldridge," that "he was comfortably saved in his
bed", ordered the Mail boxes to be sent to the Post Office, with a message that
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