CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 476

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each Officer of the Survey Departinent, dated the 11th June last, and officially forwarded to by the Surveyor General, and ly me aubsequently hausmilled to the Secretary

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cassider that without

and sauction

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my permission

change should be mades

in the distribution of the duties of his

Departinent by Mr Wilson when they

have been this officially

recorded).

ly

The only

reason given by Mr Wilson was the expresion of a wish to relieve

Mr Clark of a portion of his desties, as he

had

more than he could do. Now as Mr Wilson

was anxions to undertake the discharge of all his present duties and of those of the Afistant Surveyor and the

Apistant Engineer in addition, provided he received the 1/3 Salary of the latter Offiew, this allegation of the wife of duly

the least of

thrown on Mr. Clark is to

it very singular.

Day

It is not for the public interist at present it at the Clark, who has the Secvitary of State's permission, whilst hold= ing an acting appointment, to engage in private practice, and who has bun induced by a hope of forming a local connection to lake his present office temporarily. the duties of which he dis- -charges most efficiently and conscientiously,

should receive ་འ ་ ་

treatinent at the hands

of the Government or of any party comected: with it calculated to make him throw

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