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despatch "Confidential" of the 7th April, 1870, I had the honour to represent to Your Lordship the unsatisfactory condition of the Survey Department at that time, and although I did not feel called on to prefer charges against Mr Moorson with a view to his suspension by the Executive Council, I did take occasion to reprimand him before the Council in the hope that, if capacity be in him, he might thereby be spurred on to some exertions producing better fruits.
Confidential.
7th April 1870.
2. The reply of Earl Granville to my despatch informs me, however, that I adopted a course, which was inexpedient and calculated to cause unnecessary pain by "reprimanding an Officer of high standing in the presence of members of those Officials who are with whom "The man constantly be brought into "contact in the performance of his duties".
3. If that view is to prevail, it is difficult to understand how a Governor can impose on him the duty of consulting his Executive Council frequently as possible: a duty I have always endeavoured to carry out thoroughly by making the members of that Council as conversant as I could with all the details and objects of local Government, and all correspondence
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despatch "Carfidential" of the 7th April,
ent to
1870, I had the hover to represent
Predecessor the unsatisfactory Your Lordship's condition of the Survey Department at that time, and although I did not feel called on to prefa charges against
Mr-Moorson with a view to his I
suspension by the Executive Camail, I did take occasion to
reprim and him Cornail
before the Camal in the hope
that, if it
be
in him, he might therely
spurred on to some exertions
producing better fruits.
Confidential.
7th April 1870.
2. The reply of lail Granville de Gra my despatch informs me, hover, at sige that I adopted a course, which
to
was
at are incorpedient and calculated to
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by so strongly
cause unecesary pain by "rebutting an Officer of high standing
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"are members
of those
Officials who
of Camail and with whom "The mist constantly be brought into " contact in the performance of his duties".
3. If that
that view is to prevail,
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it is difficult to understand how-a
Governor
which
or can
impose
ent his Instructions,
Barry ant on him the duty of
ao
which
consulting his Executive Connail frequently as posible: a duty I have always endeavored to carry
thoroughly by matting the mauber of
that Cancil
As
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I could
the
with all the details and objects of local Government, and all correspondence
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