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Secretary, under date the 18th of
May, in which it is
alearly stated
"The appointment of a Drafteman, at a
£.250. per annum, would
so stated it in
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my
letter referred to
above that it would be posible to
disperse with the services
--services of the
Afistant Surveyor General, and
substitute for him
"salary of way
"be
to the Government, and
more time for the thead
only
one branch
a saving? "world leave
"
" of the Department, and his Afiritant,
"to devote to other duties"
Now much more did the
necessity for a Draftiman's services
excist,
seeing that
manny
importance in Worths and
matters of
in Worths and Buildings
had been kept back until
arrival in the Colony.
my
How could it be suppoved for one moment that when I had not sufficient asistance in the Office, and
working
would be able to
a...
give
Draughtmon, who
me
assistance in of my multitudinons dities, whereas the Apistant Surveyor
General
Avas
capable of afsisting in all It stands clearly to reason that such could not have been intended.. Had it ben intended, I outainly
should have put it upon the ground
that I had
I had more
assistance
in the
Office than was at all necefiary
compatible with the revenne
BY
of the
Colony, and I should have suggested