those arduous and onerous duties, which
as Chief Clerk devolved upon me, and
partly from the natural effects of Climate) I felt myself reluctantly compelled, on the urgent advice of the Colonial Surgeon and other Medical attendants, to Memorialize His Excellency Governor; praying for a grant of 12 months leave of absence, with a view
and re
the late
view of returning
my Shattered
to England
recruiting my Constitution, this
This request was kindly
Kindly heard & complied with by His Excellency, and on my subsequent application through the Right Honorable The Earl of Carnarvon to the Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, a further leave of six months
was extended to me.
On
my
return to this Colony,
under
Your Grace's permission, for the purpose of resuming my Official Duties, I was much astonished at learning, for the first time,
reconstruction of the Harbor Master's Department had taken place, very soon
that a
after my
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after my departure on sick leave, whereby I. Newman, who although having Served
but a
short time in the Service, and
very had before acted under me, as Second Clerk, was promoted to the position of Acting Harbor Master and Emigration Officer, and eventually, as Registrar of Shipping, while I, who had carried on my duties zealously
and
al
faithfully for so long, found myself supplanted, (which proceeding I believe Your Grace will concur with me being contrary to all rule of progression as generally acknowledged throughout the
Service) without any explanation of the cause thereof being afforded, though expressly requested by me on my return, but, merely
to the effect, that "It is His Excellency the Governor felt a disinclination to nullify a step which had been deliberately sanctioned by his predecessor."
M. Newman consequently
assumed the lead of the Harbor Master's
Office, at same time, reserving to himself,
exclusively