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intervale throughout my service, aggregating

arly

expect, nof unreason

three years,

and was this led to.

ably,

that

if

I

was held

Through

worthy to fill the temporary appointment)

such lengthened intervals, and by four successive Governors, I might fairly lock forward to succeed to the permanent one.

The Office of Cheep aMagistrak

became vacant in

1836 by the prom ohon of the late Mr Hillier; but was

filled up at home by the Appointment of M. Juster Davies,

even

before I became aware of the existence

opportunity of

of the v

vacancy

or had

bringing my

an

claims under the consideration

of the Secretury of State.

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I filled the acting appointment,

that interval.

The office again became vacartin

May 185G, amit I then had the honer

of addressing

letter to the Secretary

of

of State, copy of which is enclosect, setting forth

claims. I was then officially recommended

my

for it by the acting Governor, and, as it was not

filled up for an entire year during ten months

which I again filled the acting appointment;

that my

of

I fully ussured myself that

clamé je succced

t it had been at length recognized. _ I was doomed

however to be

to be again disappointedt, for I learnt expon my arrival in this Country, in grievous nealth, that your Grace had been pleased to appoint Mr F. C. Callaghan to the vacancy.

Again has the

has the office become

vacant, being the third time within five years, by the promotion of M F. C. Callaghan to the Governowship of Labuan

would the acting charge of it

und again

health

have devolved upon me, had not

curder hoved and ill requited given way

Service.

The foregoing review

Ford, would seem

to sug

suggest.

my

that the recent

proferments

セ