CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4] — Page 165

Prequested to be allowed a perical of

that Officers

comments, which His

Appendix A.

Appendix B.

Excellency refused me' ; but as I consider the grounds off such refusal to be at variance

the customary priviledge ace-

to Whenk complainants. Jeubmit the circumstance

consideration and decision : -

with

for your

accorded

letter

but a

In the third paragraph of my : stated a special case as bearing portion of the grievanc

confirmation of which Ihave refer you

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to

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you to the eighth

paragraph of a letter of which Senclove

Cossy, addressed by

of

my son to the Acting

Surveyor Sentral, tendering his recignation Assistant Clerk in that Department

fully

lly set forth, which

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with the

would respectfully solicit your careful perusal of; :

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5 I have carefully, looked throug "Colonial Office Peat of last year, and only in the case of "Malla" excepting this colony, de I find

the

confidential and responsible "office of "Clerk of Council's " held by a Foreigner, who cannot be supposed to have that Knowledge of our

intimate

language

and nice

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essential in recording,

ded. Minutes of such vast importance, neither that inferent interest nor patriotism which an Englishman would feel towards the land of his birth ; in making

observations of diveron

thest

"I disavow anything personal

towards the present incumbent, who, I believe to be a

estimable man and

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faithful public

servant, and

therefore

Ito the

anomalous holding of the office

Idress my rema

alone I addres

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refusal of His

at

Where the farging real issue,

Excellency the only.

should have abbtained from further

intruding upon your

but I think that

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valuable time,

very grave

ave matter

presented for your consideration, as Conservatch of National interests in the

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the

to the system of Imperial Colonies. appointments here, and as to the prudence

allowing the

Foreign element to

of

" hold almost, universal possession and sony in the Government (Dépagtinents, as pointed out in the eleventh paragraph son's letter before alluded to . -

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lover appreciated the be lure my son

ment appointment and entered the service with the laudable intention

nicrit future and higher advancement in the Surveyor

Surveyor Generals Repartment for

qualified by his previous which he was fully

to

which he

training

in

and

full justiped in expecting after the highly complimentary : teems he tha's been spoken of by the Survey or Appendix B ofhis

General in

Letter

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