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17. is however, it is not often expedient

Ilor a

"

Govemar to

to state all he think's His Excellency had quietly endorsed "ad interim"

the views of the Head of the Survey

Department

om

the subject

and

explained

" to Mo" bobank the nicepity for this extra

labar He

18. Mr black whose principal object appeared to be the establishing a reputation

for himself- and who probably saw as clearly as this Excellency the object of Mot

Wilson- namely to deter him from accepting the Poot

acceded to the terms- and Hais

Excellency then directed M. black to retire with Mo2 Wilson who would explaim his

duties.

19.·

سل

In about

ww

ham both gentlemen

motive

returned to His Excellencey's office and when Hkxo Excullency inquired of M=

blank whether he

now saw his

to

way his work Mc black stated that Mo? Wilson evidently did not wish him in

the botony at all, for he had just told

him that he had

come down.

to

deprive him of Mc Bird's half Salary. M?

Wilson did not

deny this, but His

Excellevey prevented further allusion to

subject and tinned the

and tinned the conversation

the pu

to other subjects.

20.

Sul requent conespendence however. rendered it necessary for the Council to bear in mind that this statement of

Mc blark's

was made in the

His Excellency

presence of

and not denied then by

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