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3.

ike Surveyor General for further assistance by adding to the Staff of his Department a competent Draught.

maw.

As Yove Lordship will pereive the Commeil expressed on the 14th - Ultime a strong feeling of difatisfaction at the general condisn't of the busines of The Survey Department since M. Groowon's

Office in accession to Office

Jime

last year.

Nevertheless, I was advised by the

3.

Commail to prome, if posible, the

afistance which he requested.

There is apparently

apparently a large

Staff already in the Survey Department;

do

compared with the duties imposed

them, that is to say

The annual

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cost of that Staff is nearly $30,000 to

manage

an

average

actual expenditure

Public Works, Roads Streets and

Bridges P. 1.

r.

of $100,000. Em admitting that the Land Office, and

transpations

the Registry of all relating to the ifere of Lease, and dealings with land is included in the Iurvey Department,

the expenditure on the Imony Staff

Survey

appears nevertheless unduly heavy in

proportion to the amoint of public

business, which it

manager,

and is

eutainly at present altogether excesive

Enclosure Nr 2.

for

The

efficiency

are conducted.

4.

with which its duties

It is unquestionable, however, that Mr. Moorsom personally is quite