8:
Surveyor General himself, so that in
of his being incapacitated
the event
from work owing to ill health, or accident,
still
service
to
the duties of the Department may be efficiently performed). In the want of my being able from length of to latte the long leave of absence England allowed by the rules of the Colonial Office, the only puson capable of undulating the duties and camping
on the
the works
in hand would naturally be this Apiritant Iurveyor-Genival, and
if that Office
were abolished the duties
would devolve upor
a
person totally
some
unfitted for the contingency, or assistance would have to be sought from one in the Colany who would have no
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Knowledge whatever of those duties or of the intentions, or requirements of the Government of the Colomy.
Evne moluding the valaries now
paid to the Assistant Turvajor Commal and the Draughtsman, the expenditure
on
the establishment is only about 144. per cent upon the total amual expenditure upon Public Wort's, an not at all excessive
amount which
in
a.
climate
10
20
health of Emopeans undoubtedly
more
treacherous to the
Az-
China
especially taking
into account the exposure and riste meurred by the Officers of this
Department.
In Ceylon There
are
ма
less