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more
difficult, I venture to affirm,
than devolve Officer in any
many the
on any
one
Police British Colony.
—
Mr. Quin has been for
months aware of my opinion, justice of which he is himself quite ready to admit, for he is too honest to dispute what he knows to be true, however hardly that
bears on himself.
6.
may
The question then arises what is to become in such
circumstances of a worthy and able Public Servant like Mr. Quin. Unfortunately for him
his
services have been so divided among different Departments,
and different Colonies, that he has not matured
any one
distinct claim
on
any of them.
7. Nevertheless, I am certain that your Lordship would be most reluctant to allow Mr. Quin, who has a family extremely well brought up, and who is in straitened circumstances, to suffer any privations which he might be spared. He is still well fitted for office work, and would be a most reliable and confidential clerk, though not competent to