CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12] — Page 71

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Secretary, under date the 18th of

May, in which it is

alearly stated

"The appointment of a Drafteman, at a

£.250. per annum, would

so stated it in

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my

letter referred to

above that it would be posible to

disperse with the services

--services of the

Afistant Surveyor General, and

substitute for him

"salary of way

"be

to the Government, and

more time for the thead

only

one branch

a saving? "world leave

"

" of the Department, and his Afiritant,

"to devote to other duties"

Now much more did the

necessity for a Draftiman's services

excist,

seeing that

manny

importance in Worths and

matters of

in Worths and Buildings

had been kept back until

arrival in the Colony.

my

How could it be suppoved for one moment that when I had not sufficient asistance in the Office, and

working

would be able to

a...

give

Draughtmon, who

me

assistance in of my multitudinons dities, whereas the Apistant Surveyor

General

Avas

capable of afsisting in all It stands clearly to reason that such could not have been intended.. Had it ben intended, I outainly

should have put it upon the ground

that I had

I had more

assistance

in the

Office than was at all necefiary

compatible with the revenne

BY

of the

Colony, and I should have suggested