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Notoria). I proposed to undertake both these buildings with an addition.

Our Officer in any department which would have cost £220 ft-annuum, this arrangement has been made to the Royal Engineer officer for the building of £1193, and if we take the host offices alone.

Works are required to Royal Engineers, cannot still be paid for performing the duties already transferred, as belonging to the Surveyor General's department.

If a saving is effected by the transfer, I do not think it should compensate for the inconvenience of having the office headed by one who cannot give his whole time and attention to it, who is liable to removal, and who cannot be as conversant with former transactions, land, expenditure, and interest in the improvement of the Colony.

Almost every work, from the establishment of the Colony, has been planned and carried out by the Surveyor General, by whom the Town was designed and laid out, and lots of land were arranged. He is now the only remaining member of the Land Committee.

Would not a reduction be more satisfactorily made by combining the Land Office with that of the Junior Assistant? It is impossible to give any but a professional opinion, but I could, without difficulty, take a part of the duty from any other department in which a reduction may be contemplated.

Some alterations may be proposed in the Treasury, if, for instance, the office of Collector of Crown rents, which perhaps belongs to the Land Office, might be combined with advantage; for the existing pay is brought between the two officers, which could be divided simply and satisfactorily by one officer.

I should be wary of suggesting anything that might be considered invidious, nor have I a right to comment upon my other department. But as the Treasury and Land Office are in some necessary connection, and reductions are contemplated.

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Notoria). I proposed to undertake both these buildings with an addition. Our Officer in any department which would have cost £220 ft-annuum, this arrangement has been made to the Royal Engineer officer for the building of £1193, and if we take the host offices alone. Works are required to Royal Engineers, cannot still be paid for performing the duties already transferred, as belonging to the Surveyor General's department. If a saving is effected by the transfer, I do not think it should compensate for the inconvenience of having the office headed by one who cannot give his whole time and attention to it, who is liable to removal, and who cannot be as conversant with former transactions, land, expenditure, and interest in the improvement of the Colony. Almost every work, from the establishment of the Colony, has been planned and carried out by the Surveyor General, by whom the Town was designed and laid out, and lots of land were arranged. He is now the only remaining member of the Land Committee. Would not a reduction be more satisfactorily made by combining the Land Office with that of the Junior Assistant? It is impossible to give any but a professional opinion, but I could, without difficulty, take a part of the duty from any other department in which a reduction may be contemplated. Some alterations may be proposed in the Treasury, if, for instance, the office of Collector of Crown rents, which perhaps belongs to the Land Office, might be combined with advantage; for the existing pay is brought between the two officers, which could be divided simply and satisfactorily by one officer. I should be wary of suggesting anything that might be considered invidious, nor have I a right to comment upon my other department. But as the Treasury and Land Office are in some necessary connection, and reductions are contemplated.
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Notoria ) . I proposed to undertake bott there buildings with an additions.

our

Officer

in

any department which

would have coat ₤220 ft-annuum, this

6 fagenent has

sons with acceeded to. and,

been made to the Royal Engineer officon

for the building off

the son of £1193, and if we

the host offices alone.

works

Cen

required to Mayal Engineers. ennot still be paid for performing the duters already trummeratest. as belonging to the Surveyor Eenerals department-

by

If a saving

effected

the havsfer I do not thinks it hould compensate

for the inconse

Filuce

ti

of having the office beatest

or take as.

one who cannot five his whole time and attention of it, who is tiable I removal, and who cannot be as conversant with former transactions

land, expenditure de- lunch interest in the improvement of the Soland

angseff by whom almost every work. from the colablish_

of the

ment

Colom

has been planned

and carried out, by whown the Town

designed and lach lot of

lande

arranged i

arranged,

and now

on the.

348

only comaining

member of the Land Committee.

6th would not a reduction be more Lates- factorily made by combinering band other office with that of the Jungen benante It is impossible & give any

bat a professional

bany

but Scould

U-

without diffically take a part of the duty frany other department in which a Nation.

be contemplated. Jo

may

stance bra alterations su

in.

tions may be proposed in the Treasury, if to the office of [ollector of [rown rents which perhat Aslings to the Land Office smight be ensommend

with advantage; for the agisting

pay.

then and paid is brou between the two officer, which

one with

fant

divided

could be

acort

simply and as satisfac-

Yo

big forformed by one

Fshould be wary of suggest anything

that might

yo

be considered invitions,

nor have I a right t-cemant upon my other department. Tout as the Tecaring and Land Office

are in toms Necasat

connected. and reductions are contemplated

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