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as Overseer on
England to superintend part of Government during the
construction of the Reservoir and to
the
reside near it in charge of it. His
duties would also comprise a general supervision of the Water Supply, the Chinese turn-cocks and the pipes, to...
2.
residence
He would have
near
a small
...the Reservoir - a very
healthy locality, and would be expected to make himself generally useful under the orders of the Surveyor General.
3. I propose, as the latter
finds it impossible to secure here
the
services of a steady and competent person of the above class, that such
an Overseer be sent out from England, and promised a Salary of £500 per annum with 2nd Class Passage by Peninsular and Oriental Steamers to the Colony, but that no
engagement be made as to return Passage. Such a person,
if zealous and intelligent would
probably
have
many opportunities of
advancing himself.
I have the honor to be,
Your Ladyships,
Most obedient Servant,
Richard Graves MacDonnell
Governor...