CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 166

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duties.

Mr. Massons.

however the's under what I haver

sleadjustly

to a public officer in a

held

a. great objection

Colony

de largely

peculiarly placed as Stongtong is

He has En

gaged speculations,

bud

in lands through these is independent of the service. In Mr Masson's Subordinier

out

Capacity the evit does not perhaps stand.

prominently, but I have to frequently been the bad effects

Government Officers occafusing " themselves with trace matters

this place that I think it right.

to sole the evil whenever opportunity

curv

It i

the Service itself

the

not

And

Lav

that

only the

reputation Government suffers in the

"cy's of Chinese and others, but, it is unfair to those officers .

Morals rectitude

Cr

whose

self-respect

a loof.

induces them with equal means, and advantages to hold as from templations, and be content # See themselves in

Comparative

Pourly while their less scrupulous brother officer passes by them

the requisition of worldly weath

Mr Masson

otherwise of irreproachable character, his age about 42, but his health indifferent _ He has been over)

10-years

(12)

"

in the Service.

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26.

"

164

26. M. C. May, First Polie

Magistrate, has been

of the

one of

most useful servants that this Government has ever had in its

Service.

Of Great sagacity, strict Ronesty and much experience he has :Satisfactorily discharged the duties of Superintendent of Police and But evently of Stipendiary Magistrate for a period lacking 17 years. He is thoroughly qualified for the

over

recently

been

office to which he has re-

But while recognizing

promoted.

has been a

IN = May's superior qualifications, I should be wrong to pass by the fault which I have just noted in M. Masson (Mw: 25). M. May very successful land. speculator, and I do not think that this Government. In benefilled

his operations equally with M. May himself._ In fast -aly Mr. Mays Straightforwardnces of purpose, and mantmess of character have carried

without opprobrium in a

humi ar

place where not only

is every face!

"Set in a note book, learned, and "Coned by rote", but a very large "quantity" maliciously invented for Records _ He has lately been gradually Drawing out of his monetary speculation, or I should anticipate that his

(13)

usefulness

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