CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 305

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have not been furnished, with "the "grounds with o w # which it rests" "nor any particulars - I have -simply to protest against being gone into..

4414.- it's

The fourth charge of having entailed serious loss the Colony. and discredit of the four..

45. 233

In the first place it is not shewn anywhere that the Colony has suffered any loss much le lep any serious loss, by the delays alleged their d ever

46. ov

"the Government, by the irritating # and needless delays, wantonly thrown in the way on Contractors receiving prompt payment" is at first sight a very difficult one to deal with- but when closely looked into, especially in connection with the particulars furnished, is in fact the weakest a d-mitting them to fullest extent.

In the second place what possible motive could any one in my position have wantonly to throw needless delays in the way of Contractors getting their accounts settled

47.

Is it not more reasonable and more respon just to an sible officer holding position like mine, to suppose that if aw interval

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34 have not been furnished, with "the "grounds with o w # which it rests" "nor any particulars - I have -simply to protest against being gone into.. 4414.- it's The fourth charge of having entailed serious loss the Colony. and discredit of the four.. 45. 233 In the first place it is not shewn anywhere that the Colony has suffered any loss much le lep any serious loss, by the delays alleged their d ever 46. ov "the Government, by the irritating # and needless delays, wantonly thrown in the way on Contractors receiving prompt payment" is at first sight a very difficult one to deal with- but when closely looked into, especially in connection with the particulars furnished, is in fact the weakest a d-mitting them to fullest extent. In the second place what possible motive could any one in my position have wantonly to throw needless delays in the way of Contractors getting their accounts settled 47. Is it not more reasonable and more respon just to an sible officer holding position like mine, to suppose that if aw interval
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34 have not been furnished, with "the "grounds with o w # which it rests" "nor any particulars - I have -simply to protest against being gone into.. 4414.- it's The fourch charge of having entailed serious los the Colony. and discredit of the four.. 45. 233 کوئی In the first place it is not shewn anywhere that the Colony has suffered any loss much le lep any serious loss, by the delays alleged their d ever 46. ov "the Government, by the irritating # and needles delays, wantonly thrown in the way on Contractors receiving prompt paymentive is at first sight a very difficult one to deal with- but when clovely looked into, especially in connection with the particulars furnished, is in fact the weakest a d-mitting them to fullest extent. In the second place what possible motive could any one in my position have wantonly to throw needles délaips in the way of -Contrasters getting their accounts settled 47. Is it not more reasonable and nore respon just to an sible afficer holding position like mine, to suppose that if aw interval
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have not been furnished, with "the

"grounds

with

o w

#

which it rests" "nor

any particulars - I have

-simply to protest against being gone into..

4414.-

it's

The fourch charge of having entailed serious los

the Colony.

and discredit

of

the

four..

45.

233

کوئی

In the first place it is not shewn anywhere that the Colony has suffered any

loss

much le

lep

any serious loss, by the delays

alleged their

d ever

46.

ov

"the Government, by the irritating

#

and needles delays, wantonly

thrown in the

way

on Contractors

receiving prompt paymentive is at first sight a very difficult

one

to deal with- but when

clovely looked into, especially in connection with the particulars furnished, is in

fact

the weakest

a

d-mitting them to

fullest extent.

In the second place what

possible motive could

any

one in

my position have wantonly to throw

needles délaips in the

way of -Contrasters getting their accounts

settled

47.

Is it not more reasonable

and nore

respon

just to an

sible

afficer holding

position like mine,

to suppose that if

aw

interval

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