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them, but my other duties have quité prevented me; such as

Required

the work

in the office for the general duties of the Department

for the

umneessary to mention, for

efficient management of an expenditieve of so large

amount,

the officine details of which and

documents

rents relating

there to create

great labour.

labour. Drawings of all.

with

trends,

details, particularly

for the Church, &c.

Aberdeen to Stanley

vacancy

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has created a

in the Department : I.

-regret exceedingly, not alone from my regard for

him

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a personal friend

but from the difficulty of obtaining

&

4-0

a person duties of a

conversant with the

bivil Engineer and of

such varied exquirements

at a

demanded 6' from a person who hav to fill the above situation. Reis place in the Department

by George

Ive the latter

+ part of the

Service performed by the Department

I received considerable assistance: from the late bivil Engineer

of Worke.

Clerk

cer and

zealous and

useful tublic servant, where death the 21th December by fever caused by exposure to the sun in

exposure to the

surveying

the Sine of Road fro

Strachan Cage

considerable promise,

occupied

architect

excellent

Draughtsman, and an intelligent

useful person.

I may here Comark upon

the difficulties

have experienced in

executing work such distance from

as

Surveys

ata.

Victoria, as but little

or us shelter is obtainable during

the

heat of the day for

colu in winter hare