CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 378

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become aware that it

was not

desirable for this Colary to devote

£800 per annum

in

much more competent and experienced

person.

and

19.

M. Moorson is also

aware that

in view of the want of confidence

in

in salary allavances to a gouiluvan of his

genileman

my

reason/

limited experience and acquirements for satisfying the exigencies of the Civil Service. I have, therefore, long since informed Mr Buckle of my opinion, and have told him that I world

explain to Your Lordship for not gazelling him on the permanent list of Officer. We therefore still continues to hold only a provisional appointment "ad interim" and pending arrival of a succefor. It is may desirable, however, that if a succefor provided for him, he should be a

be

him on the part of the Executive it

is

my -position of this Garment in the

intention to place the peculiar

matter before Your Lordship by die

thail, and I sinenely hope that his

removal to

some more suitable

position

solve the

mayy

very

unpleasant

difficully, which apparently must

otherwise be dealt with by this Govern. ment in a less pleasant

fact that he was

mever

mawe,

educated

an Architect is alone sufficient dis-

qualification and second only to his

candiarly

The

A

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