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It may be asked why these recommendations were not made in April last. They were not made for two reasons: -
(a) Insufficient experience
(b) doubts that, if any large increase of staff and pay to attract better and more intelligent men were proposed, nothing might be granted.
(Signed.) Wm. C. H. Hastings,
Postmaster General.
10th. November, 1899.