CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 4

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have induced me to makethis

inerrass are as

s follows: In the

Earlier days of the Colony, that is to say, from May 1844. until Septembre 1887, the Surveyor General had the

assistaver

a subordinate

of a

called Cebuck of Works and Civil

and this

Engineer

Successsively

Offics.

was

held by Miss Pope,

Strachaw, and Napier, at a

Salary of £550 pur

Consequrier.

Ericted in

Every

direction, it was found indispensaty

that the Surer you

necessary

RE

was

Leneral should have further assistance. Captain Cowper, R.C., accordingly appointed. Assistant Engines. in Ichuary 1855, and on his becoming Acting Surveyor General. I Niblett was

appointed fire honer Cluck.

Works and arrived hers. in the Autumn of 1856, at a

annum ;

of

an allempt was then made.

to dispense with the services

of such

Au

Officer, but when

"the Colony received so prmackable.

an accession to its population

1853 and

firsh buildings wa

were in

in

Salary of £:.300 per drigut

ангилна

a

to have to state that

Mr Niblett did not prudere

that assistaner i

Lis.

Department which was considered