CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 457

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the mismanagement of the Survey Department,

had been strongly brought to light

the Course of that

investigation.

in

40. In the same paragraph, how wer

M Milson lays

that in

one

Some

Strefo

on the fact

replying to

in a Memorandum

of His Excellency's he had mentioned

that curtain information furnished by

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Mr blank to the Govenor Simply bunture" and that M? blank had not

been called on to explain. This would be carrect if the supposed uit with had not airben hom a mistake of His Excullency himself scuping that Mr blank had been prevented inspecting the books of the beluk of Mark's instead of those

the Inspecter of

of

Nuisances under the

Building Ordinance. M" blank

made the former apertion

could not have been

never

howing

quilty of any

untruth- and

therefore

was

on

to explain

not called

4'. The assertion that Mr blank had

sent in his

Bid

resignation because M

was soon

expected

Avas

simply a

gratuitions supposition, without the least reality to support it. Mr" blank

from the first been most anxious

had

to resign-

and had only been in odunced to

remain in Office by the advice of the. acting bolonial Secretary.

and

Ahrough

deference to the wishes of His Excelling

When at last Mr Wilson

lie direct in

him the

gave

presence of his subordinate

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