CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 237

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The considered best adopted for the Public Service. However, he failed to convince the Committee that there anything defective in the present system of Requisitions, and as documents have been duly forwarded in proper time for the past and present month (March) it may reasonably be concluded that there no excuse for the previous delays.

4. Regarding the monthly Return of the Report on the expenditure and condition of the Public Works, it appears that after the Governor's departure in April 1870, Mr. Moorson ceased to furnish those Returns became in his opinion they were not necessary the Department capable of doing it.

5. Mr. Moorson did not obtain permission to discontinue furnishing those returns, nor did he make any report on the subject of discontinuing them, while at the same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant-Governor pressed upon him to comply with the Governor's orders.

6. Apart from the necessity of obeying a direct order given by the Governor, which was never rescinded, the Committee desire to add their opinion that the Surveyor General should...

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Li. 12222 235 and involved so much labour his now shoulders that he could not do else in Was it, and that there VA WO мо one The considered best adopted for the Public Service. However, he failed to convince the Committee that there anything defective in the present system of Requisitions, and as documents have been duly forwarded in proper time for the past and present month (March) it may reasonably be concluded that there no excuse for the previous delays. 4. Regarding the monthly Return of the Report on the expenditure and condition of the Public Works, it appears that after the Governor's departure in April 1870, Mr. Moorson ceased to furnish those Returns became in his opinion they were not necessary the Department capable of doing it. 5. Mr. Moorson did not obtain permission to discontinue furnishing those returns, nor did he make any report on the subject of discontinuing them, while at the same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant-Governor pressed upon him to comply with the Governor's orders. 6. Apart from the necessity of obeying a direct order given by the Governor, which was never rescinded, the Committee desire to add their opinion that the Surveyor General should...
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now shoulders that he could not do

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the Committee desire to add their opinion that

the Surreyer General should forcon

- Beurirr

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