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recommend him for the appointment.
5.
With reference to Paragraph: "/
I shall be obliged if I may be referred
to the
correspondence
occasion adverted to
Qo
I have no recollection of
having
Ever
applied for the pay of the Assistant Engineer.
In
my
to 99 of 22nd May 1867 I proposed
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to undertake the duties of the Assistant burveyor General during the first Six Months of attr Bird's absence, time when nearly all the Public Works were stopped. I should not have attempted to work single handed during
progress of the works which
the
put in hand shortly after Mr. Clarth's urrival . Deferring to Puragraph 11 I may
state that I have
Ever
no recollection of having
asked Mr. Clark to work extra hours
MAMALI
his working hours
: fixed by It is Excellency on Mr Clark first taking office. With reference to Paragraph 14 I have already explaineds in my No 48 of 23rd April that what I said had reference solely to my
not putting private practice into Mr. Clark's hands.
"
6.
The
accompanying Memorandum by Mr. Potts of the actual words used in the
conversation inferred to in Paragraphs 15. 16.
orv
finding
17. 18 & 19 shows I submit that I was mistation I immediately expressed myself
to have been so, and in such
that Mr Clark, must have heard.
could easily be heard by
lvet
Q2
tone of voice
FRO
because it
one in the office ?
I intended it as a withdrawal of words used by myself in a moment of irritation caused by Mr. Clarti's having flatly contradicted me in the first instance and by the general Tenor of his insolent observations. shown in Paragraph 8 of my W. 48 of 23rd April - The referred to in Paragraph 19 with riference to attṛ Fower shows that Sir Hercules Robinson
ao
correspondence
disapproved equally of his conduct and
The orders I gave
my
at that time and
which formed the subject of dispute
tevere
what
I deemed best for the Interests of my Department
while
carrying
out certain alterations in the
distribution of work amongst my
estaff.
I must now,
refer to what
I think
ar
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