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of my Department being thas changed, myself deprived of that which is so-
and
- necessary
to efficiency in a Department, the direction and control of all Officers employed and works performed.
12.
I am aware that from the day of Six Richard Mochonnell's arrival in the Colony I have unfortunately incurred. His Excellency' s displeasure by not ressonally surervising the Supairs to Turniture at Government House, a service which I believe
- officio belong to the duties of the Surveyor General . In this belief I strengthened by the fact of the Vote for thes service being included in the Colonial Estimates under the Head of "Governor and not of "Surveyor-General " . Before His Excellency's unival I gladly attended to these matters
dons not ex-
arn.
and should have continued to do so hard
On
I not been authoritatively ordered about
the subject. I must also though most peluctantly place on record the following
circumstances. Potrrithstanding the Instructions
contained in His Excellency's Memo. N. 2411 of 30th September just quoted This Excithincy has subsequently
and asked me
ccasion:
On one occasion' com7.0/
into
my
office
why I had not attended to certain
matters at Govunment House,
that I had not attended to
any
ment House in accordance with.
on my replying:
work at Govun
my
instructions
has answered "Then why them
His Excellency has
Dence hav'n't you?
?" The same expression.
has been used to me on another occasion in the
presence of the Acting Colonial Secutary on my stating that I had not personally attended to
Cer
tain details because according to the Official programme of duties they were under Mr Clarke's charge a Mogramme which by This Excellency's Memo. No 285 of 28th January last I am tõlds I have no right to deviate from without the previous sanction of His Excellency,
13. I lug
Ogg
h
to refer to
my
No 55 of 7th instant
to yourself complaining that without reference to me for expianation Itis Excellency had desired the Auditor Generat to make certain Supairs to Govern
ment: House but-offices"
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