CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 231

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13.

229

Something must be done of a decisive nature to prevent their recurrence.

Consequently, I shall

12

appoint a Committee to inquire

into the various matters detailed

below, as I cannot spare

the

time to such important subjects myself.

13. I would be glad to find that Mr Cecil Smith, Mr May, and Mr Stewart can undertake this duty and

would ask them to investigate how far Mr Morsom has carried out his instructions in preparing his monthly Requisitions for authority to incur expenditure in each ensuing month, and how far he has regularly completed the monthly Form of Report on the Expenditure

and condition of the Public Works Machinery,

especially in regard to recent orders given in connection with No. N3422 7/87-

and 185 of

$ 1872.

14. The Committee should also have

before them the original Memoranda

on

the subject by myself and Mr Pannell

when first prepared then free. They will

thus understand

my

object - and also

attempts made to defeat that object

which

was to obtain

knowledge and

control over the Public Works Machinery.

15. But as I believe this gentleman

who states he had never

anything

connected with Architect's projects,

and

appears also to be without the administrative ability and

knowledge required...

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13. 229 Something must be done of a decisive nature to prevent their recurrence. Consequently, I shall 12 appoint a Committee to inquire into the various matters detailed below, as I cannot spare the time to such important subjects myself. 13. I would be glad to find that Mr Cecil Smith, Mr May, and Mr Stewart can undertake this duty and would ask them to investigate how far Mr Morsom has carried out his instructions in preparing his monthly Requisitions for authority to incur expenditure in each ensuing month, and how far he has regularly completed the monthly Form of Report on the Expenditure and condition of the Public Works Machinery, especially in regard to recent orders given in connection with No. N3422 7/87- and 185 of $ 1872. 14. The Committee should also have before them the original Memoranda on the subject by myself and Mr Pannell when first prepared then free. They will thus understand my object - and also attempts made to defeat that object which was to obtain knowledge and control over the Public Works Machinery. 15. But as I believe this gentleman who states he had never anything connected with Architect's projects, and appears also to be without the administrative ability and knowledge required...
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13.

229

smuthing must be done of a decisiv nature to prevent tuir recurrence.

Consequently, I shall

12

appoint a Corumiitu to inquire

into the various matters- dccxiled

below- as I cannot spare

до

úme û

ints such imsicai subjects myaj

13. I would be glad to find that Mr Cecil Smith. Mr May and Alt Stewart can undertake this duly_and

would ask them 1 5o investigate how far Mt morsom has carries out his instructions in preparing his monthly Requisitions for authority & incur expenditure in cach cusuing mouth, and how far he has regularly completed the monthly Form of Report on the Expenditure

and condition of the Public Works Mac

especially in regard to recent oder given in connection with 850. N3422 7/871-

and 185 of

$ 1872-

14. - The Committer shoved also have

-

before them the originai Memmanda

on

the subject by myself and M2 Panniy

J

when, first prepared then Free. They will

thina understand

my

objiei - and also

attempis made to defeat think offic

It's

which

was to obtain

Kunwledge and

cokol over the Pulice Syponniane

15. Buy As I baleve this luthumunu

who schits he had never

Kammer

arry thing

Connec&A with Architect' projepim,

an

appears also to be without the administatic ability and

Knowledge spentini

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