CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 533

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Juil, to which I shall

does not state that I

again refor Jave him

any

specific directions on the subject, which

I must have dow had I the repairs in

charge. gudly H

appears to

ine most simprobable

that

au

intelligent

Maw

like Mr. Prestage

who has been in the habit of carrying

ait works, would embark

a

important

repairs to the Offices of Government Wonse)

without having first instructions from

Aw

received: distinct

authorized person.

I believe Mr Prestage has received such instructions, but regret to find that in his letter (which I consider both disingusions and intruck ful) he has not avowed the fast. In the first portion

of that letter, he alleges that Mr Wilson placed the repairs in question allogether

in

him to

hands and that I then directed

FAMI

them into effect, - vide- that portion of the second. fage beginning with the words "the Smauge General) then sent for the A.A.S.GE - and then.

after slating that on the to th

"

April. he

was on the site of the works with the

A. A. S. G. and that on the 40th of the

Gp

same mant. he

was Mu

the site of

the worth with the Sweejor General "

he proceeds to

my

two

Jay

༣༨-༣, ༔་ ༩

that "are

Cy

The other

of unj tus sufinios (rersaning the Smenjor Gennal or unself) must have been

responsible."

These statements

are

totally

inconsis

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