CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 265

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he made any report on the subject of "discontinuing them while at

the

same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant Governor

called upon him to

comply with

the Governor's orders.

C

283

Extract from Report of Committee of Inquiry

Delays in 17.

We have now to report

paying the result of our investigations into Contractors. the complaints made by Contractors

and others employed to do Government

work that they

there is

are not

not promptly

paid. We have personally examined some of the Contractors, and find good reason to believe that the Government and the public have suffered from the dilatoriness practised by the Survey Department. The Contractors have been unnecessarily kept out of their

money for periods

ranging from one to six months.

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he made any report on the subject of "discontinuing them while at the same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant Governor called upon him to comply with the Governor's orders. C 283 Extract from Report of Committee of Inquiry Delays in 17. We have now to report paying the result of our investigations into Contractors. the complaints made by Contractors and others employed to do Government work that they there is are not not promptly paid. We have personally examined some of the Contractors, and find good reason to believe that the Government and the public have suffered from the dilatoriness practised by the Survey Department. The Contractors have been unnecessarily kept out of their money for periods ranging from one to six months.
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he maxe any report on the subjut of "discontinuing them while at the same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant Governor called upon him to comply with the Governor's orders. C 283 Extract from Koport of Committee of Inquiry Delays in 17. We have now to report paying the result of our investigations into Contracters. the complaints made by Coutraders and others employed to de Lovernment work that they there is are not not promptly paid. We have personally examined some of the Contractors, and find. good reason to believe that the Government and the ey the Dublic - have suffered from the dibaleriness practised by the Survey Department. The Contract is have bun umecessarily slept out of their Sam money for period ranging one to six months.
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he maxe any report on the subjut of "discontinuing them while at

the

same time it does not appear that the Lieutenant Governor

called upon him to

comply with

the Governor's orders.

C

283

Extract from Koport of Committee of Inquiry

Delays in 17.

We have now to report

paying the result of our investigations into Contracters. the complaints made by Coutraders

and others employed to de Lovernment

work that they

there is

are not

not promptly

paid. We have personally examined some of the Contractors, and find. good reason to believe that the Government and the ey the Dublic - have suffered from the dibaleriness practised by the Survey Department. The Contract is have bun umecessarily slept out of their

Sam

money for period

ranging one to six months.

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