more
particularly
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as he
was
while at the head of the
Department, only acting for
another. However defective the
system, under which such losses
occurred, may have been, he
can
scarcely
be considered as
accountable for that.
Mr Mitchell-Juneo,
whose permanent post is that
of Assistant Colonial Secretary,
was
acting for the Registrar General during
Mr. Lockhart's absence. He is a
member of the English Bar and
a
zealous and active public
officer. He has not been
connected with the Postal
Department in the same
way
as has Mr. Travers, but I have
little doubt that he would be
perfectly competent to fill the
office of Postmaster General.
Mr. Sercombe Smith
has
diverse
during
the last seven
years
held various acting appointments
entered the service as
Cadet
and has been
filling
the place
since 1884, he served for
a short
time
in the
office