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request the

столе

serious attention of

Council to the correspondence which he was about to submit to them.

5. His Excellency then refers to Surveyor

A.

General's letter 22th May 1867 enclosing 630 01247 application of Mr. Bird, apistant Surveyor General, that the

year's

leave of

absence

previously granted him should date from

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departure of the Steamer Agamemnon expected to leave about the 10% of June. 4. His Excellency requests the founcil to note that Mr. Wilson in forwarding that supplication of Mr. Bird states there

no one in

this beckony

whom he could

recommend to do M2 Bird's dutus ind

therefore suggested that they might be tperformed by himself at all events during,

A

1

25th May

1867

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the first six months of Mor Bird's absence-

that would be till the 10% of

at least and in

December

point of fact, as No Bird did not leave to soon is he expected-

would have been till near the end of

December.

5. In

any

Case Mr Wilson's application

to

discharge

Mr Bird's duties and draw

his half pay

was an unqualified

Six

months"

application for " at all events which would have run into of the busiest building season.

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good part

1. His Excellency then reads his Mem?

om

that application in which, whilst to the proposal "faute de mieux.

H

acceding

he

he exprefly

states that he should

bind

m mo

way

himself." "to continue Mc- Milson in the

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