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in the interpretation of the wishes
of State in making the Secretary of State simply Head Master, and depriving:
the higher office of Inspector of Schools? Since the
1st of July, 1865,
"the sole supervision of the Education Department in this Colony." has been
by virtue of Notification No. 97 in
the Government Gazette
of the 24th June
of that year. The
placing of me, therefore, simply
in the position of Head Master
of Central School, and this, of necessity,
in subordination to the higher officer,
is a supersession of
me as Head of the Education Department. This, after
17 years of,
I believe, approved service; during 14 of which I have been the
Head
of the Department, induces me
to think that there may be some mis-
apprehension as to the wishes of Her
Majesty's Secretary of State in reducing
the Service.
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I beg, therefore, to request for this matter your further consideration, with the view of ascertaining whether
I am henceforth really to occupy the subordinate position implied in your
letter
now under consideration.
I have
(Signed) Frederick Stewart.