CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 258

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We have quite serious injury was done to the service by withholding the information sought for by Forms framed expressly to bring the details of Public Expenditure before the Executive, it was a much more serious matter that the Governor should be thus set at defiance; and as the warnings regarding the monthly Requisitions given for 20 months during the late Interregnum had been wholly disregarded - it seemed impossible consistently with any effective administrative organization that the Government could longer overlook the grave offence of which Mr. Moonson had been guilty.

His Excellency had, however, felt that it would be impossible for himself to devote the time necessary for investigating the Complaint, more especially when the business of the Survey Department had fallen...

...to place the whole subject before the Council in a manner sufficiently full and fair to be at once fair to Mr. Monson and the Public. Since the appointment of the Committee of Inquiry resulting in the Step taken before this Secretariat.

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J. 256 We have quite serious injury was done to the service by withholding the information sought for by Forms framed expressly to bring the details of Public Expenditure before the Executive, it was a much more serious matter that the Governor should be thus set at defiance; and as the warnings regarding the monthly Requisitions given for 20 months during the late Interregnum had been wholly disregarded - it seemed impossible consistently with any effective administrative organization that the Government could longer overlook the grave offence of which Mr. Moonson had been guilty. His Excellency had, however, felt that it would be impossible for himself to devote the time necessary for investigating the Complaint, more especially when the business of the Survey Department had fallen... ...to place the whole subject before the Council in a manner sufficiently full and fair to be at once fair to Mr. Monson and the Public. Since the appointment of the Committee of Inquiry resulting in the Step taken before this Secretariat.

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J. 256 we Hive white serious injury was done to the service by with holding the information sought for by Forms framed expressly to bring the devils of Public Expenditure before the Sxecutive, it was a much more serious matter that the Governor shonis be thus set at défiance; and as the warnings regarding- the monthly Requisitions given for 20 months during the lase Interiquum had been wholly disregarded - it sccnd, impossible Consistently with any effective administrative organization that the Government could longer overlook the grave offence of which Mr. Moonson had scan quilty, His Excellency had, however, felt that it would be imposible for himmelf to devol the time ncapary for investigating the Compliante mes muis whien the business of the Survey Department had fallin- 20 A) مار to place the whole subject before, the Conneil in a manne sufficiently full and sin is a at once fair to Me Monian and the Public.. Dince the appointinent of the Ommittie of Inquiry resulting in the Stepni before thimla Seaport

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we Hive white serious injury was done to the service by with holding the information sought for by Forms framed expressly to bring the devils of Public Expenditure before the Sxecutive, it was

a much more serious matter that the Governor

shonis be thus set at défiance; and as the warnings regarding- the monthly Requisitions given for

20 months during the lase Interiquum had been wholly disregarded - it sccnd, impossible Consistently with any effective administrative organization that the Government could longer

overlook the

grave offence of which Mr. Moonson had scan quilty,

His Excellency had, however, felt that it would be imposible for himmelf to devol the time ncapary for investigating the Compliante mes muis whien the business of the Survey Department had fallin-

20 A)

مار

to place the whole subject before, the Conneil in a manne sufficiently full and sin is a at once fair to Me Monian and the Public.. Dince the appointinent of the Ommittie of Inquiry resulting in the

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