CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 257

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the whole period of His Excellency's recent sojourn from the Colony.

for absence 20 months.

"The subject came immediately under his notice, when on returning here he was endeavouring to learn the state of Public Expenditure in the Survey Department, and had for that purpose called for the monthly Returns in question. He was then informed that one giving every month the state and progress of Public Works had been entirely discontinued during his absence, and that the other had never been ready.

*till the Expenditure, for which sanction was asked in the form of the Return, had been not merely commenced but in the majority of cases, hopelessly and inextricably incurred.

Since His Excellency's return, this state of things had been, if possible, aggravated, because when Mr. Monson persisted in sending Returns which were impossible to be made out in Forms which were illegible and unintelligible, he was told that if he did not comply with the orders given, his conduct should be made the subject of inquiry in Executive Council.

The Council would therefore...

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7 255 the whole period of His Excellency's recent sojourn from the Colony. for absence 20 months. "The subject came immediately under his notice, when on returning here he was endeavouring to learn the state of Public Expenditure in the Survey Department, and had for that purpose called for the monthly Returns in question. He was then informed that one giving every month the state and progress of Public Works had been entirely discontinued during his absence, and that the other had never been ready. *till the Expenditure, for which sanction was asked in the form of the Return, had been not merely commenced but in the majority of cases, hopelessly and inextricably incurred. Since His Excellency's return, this state of things had been, if possible, aggravated, because when Mr. Monson persisted in sending Returns which were impossible to be made out in Forms which were illegible and unintelligible, he was told that if he did not comply with the orders given, his conduct should be made the subject of inquiry in Executive Council. The Council would therefore...

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7 255 # the whole perion of His hallena's recent strena from the Clony. for absence 20 months. "The suffect came immodicity under his notice. when on returning here he was cuxeroning to learn the state of Public Expenditure in the Survey Department, and had for that purpose called for the monthly Returns in question. De was then informed that one-giving every month tu sític and progress of Public Works had been entirely disentime during his absence, and that the other had never been ready * bill the Rxpenditure, for which sanction was asken Hue Form of the Return, had been not merely Commenced but in the majority of cases. hopelessly and inciticiany incurred. Since stis, Excellency's recturu this thence had been, if popibi, aggramid. because when Mr Monson persisiĉ he sending which were imporsie t in Forms which, and uniuŵlligible, he was wome Mac, is The did not comply with the orders given. his sounded should be made the subject of diguiry in Secutive Guned.. Annar. the Conncil would therefor

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the whole perion of His hallena's recent strena from the Clony.

for

absence

20 months.

"The suffect came immodicity under his notice. when on

returning here he was cuxeroning to learn the state of Public

Expenditure in the Survey Department, and had for that purpose called for the monthly Returns in question. De was

then informed that

one-giving every month tu sític and progress of Public Works had been entirely disentime during his absence, and that the other had never been ready

* bill the Rxpenditure, for which

sanction was asken

Hue Form

of the Return, had been not merely

Commenced but in the

majority of cases. hopelessly and inciticiany

incurred.

Since stis, Excellency's recturu

this thence had been, if popibi, aggramid. because when Mr Monson persisiĉ he sending

which were imporsie t

in Forms which,

and uniuŵlligible, he was wome Mac, is

The did not comply with

the orders given. his sounded should be made the subject of

diguiry in Secutive Guned..

Annar. the Conncil would therefor

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