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involved is only £60 was perfectly correct, as £60 is the
extra expenditure which would have been involved by grant-
-ing Mr. Darby's application. Mr. Chatham never intended to
imply that £60 was the difference between a new Officer's
pay and what would have been drawn by Mr. Darby, and I
submit that no such comparison can properly be made bet-
-ween an officer with seven years' service, who is cap-
-able of conducting the work of the Survey Office, and a
new-comer, who is entirely ignorant of the Colony, and who
merely possesses ordinary knowledge of surveying.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
Homay
J
Officer Administering the Govern-
-ment.