CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 197

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first dirty to obey his superior. It is Excellency, however, in the case under

review contents himself with reprimousing Mr. Davies for not having obeyed your order without needless and protracted special pleading, but in conveying this reprimand the Governor wishes it to be clearly understood that if

hereafter he hous receson to believe that KMV: Deresies persists in taking

inadequate view of his drity and dealing with legitimate orders in a captions Spirit; Wis Reccellency with bear the present.

case in mund, if he should again be catted on to consider the expediency of retaining Mr. Derview in the service of the Colony.

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Som directed by His Excellinay

to add that this Government has

ense in establishing

great expense

gone

to

the Mint, and that the Tublic

have a right to the services of the best Officers procurable; and therefore,

His Excellency may

Go-Goow as

hower reason to think that a Public

Servant is disposed rather to find out how not to do his duty than

when he may

how to do it,

may be convinced that either from infirmity

any

an

of temper, want of tact,. other reason such Servant is

impediment to the progress of the Public business, Mr Davies may rest assured that His Excellency

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