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the different works, it was not

habit to make a

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regular or systematic examination of his Report Book, although

I used occasimally to look

after I had sent in

March last,

my

over it; andi

my resignation in duties having become

narrowed to certain works, I did not

ex

arine, his book at all. But

even

had I done so and seen the entries

referred to, by this Excellency I should not

: have interfered,

concluded, that

as

as I should have I

as

I had not given Mr.

Prestage his instructions he must. of

course)

General..

have received them from the Surveyor

I have No

(signed) John Clark!!

Meme by Ganner Sv. Richard Graves Mac Donnell, th

Mr Austin,

Nothing is better calculated to illustrate the unsatisfactory and

atisfactory and anomalous state into which the Survey Department has fallen than the extraordinary crofa

statements and prevarications connected

simple question of, who

with the

very

has

orders

gevon

for-

ww

and who has been

charge of culair repairs of a public

building?

I had no intention of allowing any repairs to the out-buildings of Government

House this

year. During for months the prancises had been recufurd by

and I was

workmen,

compelled to reside time

mider circunstances of unfrece dailed