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a

acquitted himself to my entire extisfaction. Ste is in meritorious publie Servant

Sixteen

of

I have

on

years' standing, and

a

former

occasion

—

some

one

bome testimony to his claims and fitness for bigher Office than the The at presente fills in the Surveyor General's department.

I have also nominated Mr. Collins, the First Clarke

I'm the Magistracy, to be Acting Registran of the Supreme Court, in the room

of Mr. Alexander who has

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since M. Callaghan's departure discharged the duties

of

this

(his own) Office, in addition to the Chief Magistrate.

those

of

I have not, however,

thought it desirable that Mr.

Alexander should hold

any

Office in conjunction with that of acting Colonial Secretary,

and I am

satisfied that Mr.

Collins who is a

very

envece

and efficient public Servant

of

Seventeen

Service will

years'

satisfactorily discharge the