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may have been necessary charge of the Public when the person in charge of "Gardens and Planting" was a person so uneducated and of generally such inferior personal status as "Mr. McDonaldson the late Superintendent.
"At present I see no result but injurious delay in placing any department between Mr. Ford and the Executive".
The Government Order then issued said:
The Government Gardens and the Planting of trees are now placed under the sole control of Mr. Ford, who will for the future render all accounts of his Department:
I. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary." 10th January 1852."
4. When Mr. Ford was absent from the Colony for a few weeks, Mr. Price endeavoured to get both branches of Mr. Ford's Department placed under the Survey Department, and in December 1873 Sir Arthur Kennedy so far yielded to Mr. Price's request and placed the Gardens under Mr. Price, but the tree planting was left under Mr. Ford's control by Sir Arthur Kennedy's order No. 3602 of 1873.
5. On Mr. Ford's proceeding to take leave of absence in February 1877, Mr. Price wrote to him on the 3rd of February saying:
"I am directed to acquaint you before your departure that His Excellency The Governor in Council...