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and they

have candidly stated

that they would have charged less for the performance of works had they been assured of more prompt payment.

18. The Surveyor General has been unable to give us any satisfactory explanation of the cause of the delays in instances pointed out to him (one of which involved a payment of $20,000) though he has admitted that the Government has thereby suffered.

Council Chamber, Wongsoi, 19th March, 184?.

I am desired by His Excellency the Governor to draw your attention to the accompanying extracts from the Report of the Committee appointed by him to investigate certain irregularities connected with the Survey Department and more especially with the discharge of your own personal duties as Head of that Department.

F. H. Moorsom, Esquire

Surveyor General

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and they have candidly stated that they would have charged less for the performance of works had they been assured of more prompt payment. 18. The Surveyor General has been unable to give us any satisfactory explanation of the cause of the delays in instances pointed out to him (one of which involved a payment of $20,000) though he has admitted that the Government has thereby suffered. Council Chamber, Wongsoi, 19th March, 184?. I am desired by His Excellency the Governor to draw your attention to the accompanying extracts from the Report of the Committee appointed by him to investigate certain irregularities connected with the Survey Department and more especially with the discharge of your own personal duties as Head of that Department. F. H. Moorsom, Esquire Surveyor General
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نا and they have ca candidly stated that they would have charged les for the performance of works had they been assured of more prompt payment. 18. has a ain The Surveyor General been unable to give to give us any satisfactory explanation of the cause of the delays in instances pointed out to him (one of ? which involved a payment of $20000) though he has admitted that the Government has thereby sufferes Ser 1. 264 Council Chamber, Wongsong, 19th March, 14. I am desired by His kredlung the Governor to draw your to the accompanying A. B. &C. attention extracts marstéo prove the Report of the Committee appointed by him to investigate certame irregularities connected with the Survey Repartiment and more. expecially with the discharge of your own personal duties as Wead of that Department. F. H. Moorsom, Esope Surveyer General
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and they

have ca

candidly stated

that they would have charged les for the performance of works had they been assured of more prompt payment.

18.

has

a ain

The Surveyor General

been unable to give

to give

us any satisfactory explanation of

the

cause

of the delays in

instances pointed out to him (one

of

? which involved a payment of $20000) though he has admitted that the Government has thereby sufferes

Ser

1.

264

Council Chamber, Wongsong, 19th March, 14.

I am desired by His kredlung

the Governor to draw your

to the

accompanying

A. B. &C.

attention

extracts marstéo

prove the Report of the Committee appointed by him to investigate certame irregularities connected with the Survey Repartiment

and more.

expecially with the discharge

of your own personal duties as Wead

of that Department.

F. H. Moorsom, Esope

Surveyer

General

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