CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 164

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As they have only been here

Some two months and a

half, will not pronounce any hasty opinion of their respective qualifications, " but what I have seen has imprescind

in favorably, and convinced me that they

every respect superior to the large majority of : e Student Interpreters tent

the last 8 years for service under the Foreign Officer

out dur

during

whether

14.

te

art in

China or Japan.

W = F. Forth, Colonial Trevourer,

I believe, very

well Known at

the Colonials Office, and

therefore

be

I may spared the unpleasant

duty of Commenting

On

a worke

༩-

than useless public Officer. I must do her the justice to say

improvement

that there has been an

in his Conduct. Since I caused;

him to be notified upwards : two months ago of Your Grace's

opsimon that. In Hercule, Robinsong treatment of him had been too- Cement, but I will not lathe

upon me to deciw that th unprovement is likely to be. per

manent. I thould guess at 56, and his health;

age

should say,

was variable.

15. MW. D. Gerrard has been

about 2.71⁄2 years in the service,

2./2 and is now Frit Cleck in

the

Rejestrar

are

162

1

performed

Registrar General's Office - His duties, I understand, with Patisfaction to his principals. His age is about 35, and his in alth goods.

of

16. M. A. Grandprès is Collector Police and

Lighting Rates and has

been by years

in the Services I cannot

report Javorably of him _ He has

been tried in various subordinate

where

offices, and has failed in all most so in his present post;

invariably

he

::otections, and

in

arrear, with his always ready with

leighing excuses when brought & lask for neglect ... He has

Energy, but it in

a certain

generally directed

to subjects other than those indicated by his duty-

He is a man

of Good Intentions and gemial disposition, but not regarded with much respect.

is about 43;

age

sriginally of

he is a Portugiese,

French Extraction, and

as he has been reported suffering from heart disease, his health cannot

be considered Sounds.

Law

specially desirous of noting that the

cipsportment of

M. Grandpre to

the Rate Collection was made during

my absence in

1857

and I am sorry

that a less responsible office was

found for him.

177 M= -F. I. Hazeland

7

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Gown

Solicitor

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