CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 256

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"that Report at their houses and therefore he need not dwell on it now. He thought, however, that few could peruse that Report without arriving at a very painful conviction of the general incapacity of Mr. Moorson, and his want of administrative ability, and apparently of adequate professional acquirements to fill his present post with advantage to the Colony.

"Nevertheless, without going into those general questions - though in reality they were, and must be more or less behind all other topics - being themselves the most important of all - he wishes at present to draw the attention of Council merely to Mr. Moorson's prolonged disregard of certain positive orders issued to him for the preparation of certain Monthly Statements intended to elicit information as to the proposed expenditure of the Department for each month, and the state of the Public Works in progress at the time. There can be little doubt that this was a case of wilful disobedience - carried on in defiance of Executive and despite repeated warning during

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"that Report at their houses and therefore he need not dwell on it now. He thought, however, that few could peruse that Report without arriving at a very painful conviction of the general incapacity of Mr. Moorson, and his want of administrative ability, and apparently of adequate professional acquirements to fill his present post with advantage to the Colony. "Nevertheless, without going into those general questions - though in reality they were, and must be more or less behind all other topics - being themselves the most important of all - he wishes at present to draw the attention of Council merely to Mr. Moorson's prolonged disregard of certain positive orders issued to him for the preparation of certain Monthly Statements intended to elicit information as to the proposed expenditure of the Department for each month, and the state of the Public Works in progress at the time. There can be little doubt that this was a case of wilful disobedience - carried on in defiance of Executive and despite repeated warning during
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1. "that Report at their ONL houses and therefore he need not diell on it now. Be thought, however, that few enld peruse that Report without arriving at a very painful conviction of the general incapacity of Mit Monson, and his want of administative ability, and apparently of adequate professional acquirements to fill his present port with advantage to the Colony. - "Nevertheles, without going into those general questions- though in reality they were, and les behind must be more or all other topics - being themselves the most important of all _ he 234 is wishes at present to draw the attention of Council Mr. Moorson's prolongest disregard merely of certain pritive aders ipued if him da preparation of cirám Monthly Stelterus- intended lo LO elicit information as to the proposes lxpenditure of the Departinant for cach cách cung mouth, and the state of the Public Walls in progres at the Recus time. There to him little double that this was a Case of wilful disobedience - Carries on in aijianes dxccutive and despite of A repeated warning during
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"that Report at their

ONL

houses

and therefore he need not diell

on it now.

Be thought, however,

that few enld peruse that Report without arriving at a very painful conviction of the general incapacity of Mit Monson, and his want of administative ability, and apparently of adequate professional acquirements to fill his present port with advantage to the Colony. -

"Nevertheles, without going into those general questions- though in reality they were, and

les behind

must be

more or

all other topics - being themselves the most important of all _ he

234

is

wishes at present to draw the attention of Council Mr. Moorson's prolongest disregard

merely

of certain pritive aders ipued if him da preparation of cirám Monthly Stelterus- intended lo

LO

elicit information as to the proposes lxpenditure of the Departinant for cach

cách cung

mouth, and the state of the Public Walls in progres at the

Recus

time. There

to him little double that this was a

Case of wilful disobedience -

Carries on in aijianes dxccutive and despite of

A

repeated warning during

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