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expenditure, without leaving further discretionary action than the Lieutenant-Governor during my absences; on the other hand I might take effectual measures for ensuring that the business of the Survey Department being effectively conducted, and not so as to form a clog on the machinery of Government, and an impediment to general Public business.
18. The Committee, which counted Cecil Smith, Mr May, 12 Police Magistrate and Mr Stewart, Head of the Central School, was in my judgment admirably constituted for eliciting truth, and they certainly labored hard at the inquiry, and took a great deal of evidence, reporting on the 12th March. That report made a strong impression on me as to the necessity for further action. Nevertheless, I felt a great disinclination on the one hand to take further proceedings against Mr. Moorsom, as I was now much occupied, and so limited, whilst on the other hand I thought it not right to leave so disagreeable an inquiry to my Successor, as it entirely belonged to the period of my Administration.
19. On consulting the Executive Council I found them strongly of opinion that I should call on Mr. Moorsom for explanations of certain offers...
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corpenditure, wishort latting furition action than the Lieutenant-Governor
during my absences;
on the othe
hand I might take effectual
auce
for
Measures
all to insist on the busines of the Survey I partment being effectively conducted, and not so as to form a clog on the machinery of Government, and an impediment to general Public business.
18. The Committee, which counted Cecil Smith - Mr May, 12 Police
of Mr -
et
Magistrate and Mr Stewart, Head
the Central School,
was in
any
judgment admirably constituted for
eliciting truck, and they certainly
labored hard at the
inquiry,
of
and took
-great
deal
of widence, reporting
m
Indoor N. & the 12th March. That report made) a)
mdom N. 6.
string impression
on me as to the
necefsity for further action. Nevarheless, I felt a great disinclination on the me hand to take further proceedings
against Mr. Moorson, as
Was
мир
now.
time
occupied, and so limited, whilst on the other hand I thought it not
right to leave to disagreeable inquiry
my Succesor
a)
into a matter so
entirely belonging to the proved of my
www.
Administration.
19. On consulting the Executive Camail I found them strongly of opinion that I should call on Mr. Moorsom for explanations of cur
certain
ofer
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