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In the first place, His Excellency's order regarding the convicts is under the direction of the Survey Department. He Spicer was in charge of that Department when Captain Barry wrote, and when His Excellency gave the order above mentioned, and this officer's sense of duty is easily recognized and appreciated.
Mr. Bird had received on the 16th instant the letter of the Commanding R.E. pointing out the danger, and though it was a matter involving a point of engineering skill, and the place was within four minutes' walk of his (Mr. Bird's) Office, and although two fatal accidents from