CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 284

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A fatal accident had previously recurred from a similar landslip to some Military prisoners in the same place, whilst two fatal accidents of the same nature had in the previous nine months occurred to Convict working under Superintendence of the Survey Department, and above all, as the attention of Mr. Bird, then in charge of that Department during your temporary absence, on the 16th ult., was called by the officer Commanding the Royal Engineers to the fact of the Convicts having even then undermined the Bank. It appeared to the Executive Council that Mr. Bird had been guilty of culpable apathy in not having, under such circumstances, visited the spot himself, or even sent the Clerk of Works to inspect it with a view to ascertaining the precise nature of the risk reported and of the orders required to avert it.

The Council, therefore, recommended that Mr. Bird should be reprimanded, and I have to request that you will

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day previously given expres orders to Sergeant in charge of the Convict to prevent their working in the spot where the accident happened - and had even caused them to be removed to a safe distance from that place. A fatal accident had previously recurred from a similar landslip to some Military prisoners in the same place, whilst two fatal accidents of the same nature had in the previous nine months occurred to Convict working under Superintendence of the Survey Department, and above all, as the attention of Mr. Bird, then in charge of that Department during your temporary absence, on the 16th ult., was called by the officer Commanding the Royal Engineers to the fact of the Convicts having even then undermined the Bank. It appeared to the Executive Council that Mr. Bird had been guilty of culpable apathy in not having, under such circumstances, visited the spot himself, or even sent the Clerk of Works to inspect it with a view to ascertaining the precise nature of the risk reported and of the orders required to avert it. The Council, therefore, recommended that Mr. Bird should be reprimanded, and I have to request that you will

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day previously given expres orders to Sergeant & nut in charge of the Convict to prevent their working in the spot where the accident happened _ and ha even caused them to be removed to a safe distance from that place- fatal accident had as moreover a previously recurred from a similar landlif to some Militery prisoners in the same place whilst two fatal accidents of the same nature had in the previous nine months occurred to Convict working under Suferintendence of the Survey. Department and above all as the attention of Mr Bird_ them in charge of that Department during 280 was called your temporary absence, on the 16th Deltime by the officer Commanding the Royal Engineers to the fact of the Convicts having even then undermined the Bank, it appeared to the Executive Council that Mr Bird had been quilty of culpable apathy in not having, under such circumstances, visited the spot himself, or on even sent the Clerk of Works to inspect it with an the precise view. to ascertaining nature of the risk reported and of the orders required to avert it. The Conncil, therefore recommended that Mr Dird should be reprimanded, and I have to request that you wil

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day previously given expres orders to Sergeant & nut in charge of the Convict to prevent their working in the spot where the accident happened _ and ha

even caused them to be removed

to a safe distance from that place-

fatal accident had

as moreover a

previously recurred from a similar landlif to some Militery prisoners in the same place whilst two fatal accidents of the same nature had in

the

previous nine months occurred to Convict working under Suferintendence of the Survey. Department and above all as the attention of Mr Bird_ them in charge of that Department during

280

was called

your temporary absence, on the 16th Deltime by the officer Commanding the Royal Engineers to the fact of the Convicts having even then undermined the Bank, it appeared to the Executive Council that Mr Bird had been quilty of culpable apathy in not having, under such circumstances, visited the spot himself, or

on even sent the Clerk of Works to inspect it with an

the precise

view.

ascertaining

nature of the risk reported and of the orders required to avert it. The Conncil, therefore recommended that Mr Dird should be reprimanded, and I have to request that you wil

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