12.
of the Water and
Draviage
great deal
Department throws a
of clerical work, especially in
the keeping of the accounts, upon M : Cooper himself,
and though
it is of the utmost importance
that Mr. Cooper should maintain
circumstances the
under
any
oir
control and mana
a gene
nent of the
Water and Gravir.
Pravirage Works, rather than that they should pass into :other hands at their present stage,
the European clerical supervision to be obtained by the amalgama.
tion
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sion of the two Departments,
and the centralisation of the Stores Department, will leave
Mr Cooper free to devore a
considerable proportion of his
sime, which is now taken up
by performing such work himself, to the duties of the Surveyor General,
on my previous
10.
- despatol. I have expressed my high opinion of Me Cooper, but
I would like to add here, that
consider that he possesses ini
as eminent degree the adminis_
trative