their time to a recognised member of the
profession,
Association
and were members.
the Institution of Civil Engineers, while others have not had the advantage of regular training station. It's probable that Colonies other than the Crown Colonies, might derive advantage,
In class technical College high
for the Colonies
from
a
to train
men
for the Engineering service, and the matter
may be worthy of the consideration of the Colonial Institute.
May
4. I have
14 the instant
Works even
my
letter of the the reorganisation
of the staff, given for my opinion that it is undesirable on various grounds to completely sever the drainage and water
temporarily from the Surveyor General's department. The involves points which materially affect the position of the Surveyor General. In what I am about to state I am influenced rather with a view to maintaining
the position and efficiency of the office to which the Governor has done me the honour to appoint me, than from any purely personal consideration. Although it is probable that it may be possible or desirable that I should remain
it is not
many years in this key trying climate. I should however be much
like
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like to see the Public Works Department
organised on a
satisfactory footing, And the important works mainly commenced, or about to be begun if not actually completed, at best so organised and
so
for carried out that they could be readily taken over and continued by my
Successor
giving full scope to the officer in charge of
in immediate
services (sanitary
and special
and water works
and trigonometrical Survey) I am distinctly of opinion that it is undesirable that they should be entirely severed from the Public Works department, and act without reference to the Surveyor General's
other duties with
Surveyor General bound that they will probably occupy the whole of his time. Since arrival it is true that my time has been fully occupied, but this has been
mainly
due to the condition
in which I found the staff, department. The greater part of my time has hitherto been occupied
with duties which could have been performed as well or better, by qualified clerks and Assistants. Taking into account the Variety and importance of the questions submitted to the Surveyor General in addition to what would come strictly speaking under the head of Public Works (e.g. - all matters relating to sales or leases of Crown
lands
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