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recommend him for the appointment.

5.

With reference to Paragraph: "/

I shall be obliged if I may be referred

to the

correspondence

occasion adverted to

Qo

I have no recollection of

having

Ever

applied for the pay of the Assistant Engineer.

In

my

to 99 of 22nd May 1867 I proposed

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to undertake the duties of the Assistant burveyor General during the first Six Months of attr Bird's absence, time when nearly all the Public Works were stopped. I should not have attempted to work single handed during

progress of the works which

the

put in hand shortly after Mr. Clarth's urrival . Deferring to Puragraph 11 I may

state that I have

Ever

no recollection of having

asked Mr. Clark to work extra hours

MAMALI

his working hours

: fixed by It is Excellency on Mr Clark first taking office. With reference to Paragraph 14 I have already explaineds in my No 48 of 23rd April that what I said had reference solely to my

not putting private practice into Mr. Clark's hands.

"

6.

The

accompanying Memorandum by Mr. Potts of the actual words used in the

conversation inferred to in Paragraphs 15. 16.

orv

finding

17. 18 & 19 shows I submit that I was mistation I immediately expressed myself

to have been so, and in such

that Mr Clark, must have heard.

could easily be heard by

lvet

Q2

tone of voice

FRO

because it

one in the office ?

I intended it as a withdrawal of words used by myself in a moment of irritation caused by Mr. Clarti's having flatly contradicted me in the first instance and by the general Tenor of his insolent observations. shown in Paragraph 8 of my W. 48 of 23rd April - The referred to in Paragraph 19 with riference to attṛ Fower shows that Sir Hercules Robinson

ao

correspondence

disapproved equally of his conduct and

The orders I gave

my

at that time and

which formed the subject of dispute

tevere

what

I deemed best for the Interests of my Department

while

carrying

out certain alterations in the

distribution of work amongst my

estaff.

I must now,

refer to what

I think

ar

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