CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 60

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Marine Surveying, the partics interested may employ whom they please.

The amount of bovemment

work of this description performed

there is

very

small, consisting

No of Passenger Ships leaving

im.

1859. 35. 1860.

48.

1861. 37.

-

of the surveying of about 40 "Chinese Passenger Ships, and with the person

12 Ships or

Louchas obtaining Mitish or Colonial Registers

the Course of a year

work there

in

To do this

are at present three

Government Surveyors, Captain Deaton, Captain Mcharde, and Mo? Swaine, the Superintendant

of

of Her Majesty's Naval dock Hard-

mo

of Ships

Lorchas registered 1859. 4.

-

in.

1860.- D. 1861.-22.

Ĉ

مد

5

58

a

that the Bublic when they are compelled to employ Government Surveyou to do work over which the Government

must exercise

ample choice

a

control, have

of selection.

Saving informed Mr Bell

in reply to his application that the Government did not require his services, he then insisted upon the appointment

as

а

right,

urging that in the practice of his profession he

was placed

at a disadvantage in competing with other marine Surveyors, who held appointemente as Government Surveyo

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