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officer whose

opportunity of securing an officer

on the 19th ultimo to resign

whole time would be

given

last was

obliged that post being

ordered home.

to ~

I have appointed, subjork your approval Alr Sotherby Godfrey

Bird to the vacancy thus caused on

the same conditions as those a

0

accepted

one

guinea

annum.

by Sieutenant Syster; vij? per diem ir # 1834 to pair

An Engineer Officer has bitterti

been selected

the time it

this office

fer

was

not

because at

le to procure

possible

the services of a qualified Civilian.

for the remuneration offered,

Mr Sotherby Bird however

having applied for the appointment and finding that he was

for

the

prost

thoroughly fitted

I availed myself of the

to the Colony.

This appointment: toties effect from

the pot instant.

I

but it m

do not know that it is necessary

may perhaps be better to state that Alex Sotherby Birds is a

brother of

As Shearman Bird who has reted

as Assistant Surveyor General since

Mr. Cleverly's departure in april last-

year

in

thab

and whose application to be confirmed

prommation

prust if vacated by

vacated by othe Wilson's

was transmilled in my Deapalch

4

N98 of 12th April last-

I have the honor to be.

Sir

Your Mo Obedient Servants,

Mocum