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Mr Birk.
M. Clark dick quite suddenly in his office of aneurism of the aorta whilst he
was engaged in his usual avocations, I fear it will be quite impossible to replace himm, for although at my personal request he had consented,
at a sacrifice of much of his increasing private practice, to remains in the service of the Alony, it was only till the return & Mit Shird. Nevertheless, he
a
was
gentleman of whose profesional skill the Government could always have availed itself in case of an emergency with full reliance
C
on his ability and the conilletenes of his information.
As there is a very large
surn
Ar Public Worts on the Estimates
for
for 1889, and I understand that Is Soird's return here is doubt hat, whilst the retention of even the present Surveyor Severas (Wis Wilson) has probably been the subject of consideration, I confess that I see much embarraḥment and difficulty before
me in the
effectual supervision of the Survey Department.
I therefore brust that, if it
be possible for your
Grace to
strengthen the Executive here