CO129-149 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [1-4] — Page 19

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in Tasmania, in connection with the direction of Public Works, I may write with cognizance of Facts that I doubted

power of Mor Moorsom to carry

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on

he wors

-satisfactorily to himself and to that of the Government he serves. -the duties of his Bepartment when deprived of the services of an Assistant Surveyor - At once I foresaw that on the departure of Lieutenant Buckle a compensative and would

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have to be granted to the Survey Department who befard the retirement of Lieutenant Buckle had already applied for and obtained in Mr. Bake the assistance of a

competent Draftsman, and

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Ipresums _ if I may be permitted to

do so _ to observe for the Lieutenant Governor's consideration that however -efficient Mr. Duke may be in his special expacity of Praftsman he cannot be expectect to undertake out- of doar _ work; for he is not an

door_work;

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Engine

is he a

he is not an Architect, Road - Maker, consequently his position of Draftsman in the Survey Department could not, in any way, I respectfully submit call for the abolition of the Office of Assistant Surnezer Generals Sam therefore prepared to vote ofor the Salary it is contemplated to apportion to an Officer of the Royal Engineers