CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 463

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Amas,

was, however, new pofaible for the Executive to take such active measures in reference to Mr. Wilson.

if necesary

might lead to the improvement of the Jurvey Debartment It seemed unquestionable

that M Wilson had threatened. Mr blank

om

been

his accepting office though he had

originally

Suspension.

It was

was too

too costly

an

experiment for a poor bolony to retain a man who seemed incompetent to expend

money safely and economically

evinced such

insensibility

and who

to the Public

interests when antagonistic to his

private gain. Therefore unless it conceded that the kolony

own

were co

was made

Mr. Wilson, it would be better to

warned

by the Govenor of

of him

mow

the latter's wish to find some one

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the duties undertaken by Mr. blank.

55.

It was not denied that Mr. Wilson

had Since given M. blank the lie in a

manner

very gross. These facts coupled with his

previous

grave mismanagement

butters Island, and the

w

Stone

general injury

which his mode of doing business inflicted fon the Public would quite justify his

for get rid

that he had committed

himself sufficiently to justify that course.

56. At present, however, it

was

impossible

to propose the initiatory step of Suspension.

There would be

no chance of M. black

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accepting an office vacated through personal disagreement with himself, and

in point of fact neither the

one mor

the

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