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I had already reported in Despatch No. 81 of 13th August to Your Lordship that Mr. Moorsom had since my arrival here shewn himself unfit for the post of Surveyor General of this Colony, I deemed it Your Lordship advisable to save any consideration of the complaints which had been made by communicating as soon as possible the fact of the resignation of the Officer referred to. Moreover, it was expedient for the public service here that, with a view to the appointment of Mr. Moorson's successor, Your Lordship should receive early intelligence of the vacancy.

I will now explain what has taken place since the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 91, of 30th July, and I trust that the course which I have adopted, with the advice of my Council, will meet with the concurrence and approval of Your Lordship.

In the first place, as Mr. Moorson had been made aware of the tenor of Sir Richard MacDonnell's Despatch of 10th April 1872, relating the result of an Inquiry held to investigate the charges brought against him, I caused a letter to be sent to him which contained the substance of Your Lordship's Despatch in reply.

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65 I had already reported in Despatch No. 81 of 13th August to Your Lordship that Mr. Moorsom had since my arrival here shewn himself unfit for the post of Surveyor General of this Colony, I deemed it Your Lordship advisable to save any consideration of the complaints which had been made by communicating as soon as possible the fact of the resignation of the Officer referred to. Moreover, it was expedient for the public service here that, with a view to the appointment of Mr. Moorson's successor, Your Lordship should receive early intelligence of the vacancy. I will now explain what has taken place since the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 91, of 30th July, and I trust that the course which I have adopted, with the advice of my Council, will meet with the concurrence and approval of Your Lordship. In the first place, as Mr. Moorson had been made aware of the tenor of Sir Richard MacDonnell's Despatch of 10th April 1872, relating the result of an Inquiry held to investigate the charges brought against him, I caused a letter to be sent to him which contained the substance of Your Lordship's Despatch in reply.
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65

の

my

"days"

wth I had already reported in

Despatch No 81 of 13th August

to Your Lordship that Mr. Moossom

had since my

arrival here shewn

himself unfit for the post of Survager Geunal of this Colony, I donned it Your Lordship

advisable to save

any

consideration

of the cmplaints

which had been made by communicating

as som ao

posible the fact of the

resignation of

3.

the Offien referred to Moreover, it was expedient for the public service here that, with a view to the appointment of Mr Moorson's successor, Your Lordship should receive early intelligence

of the

4.

Va

vacancy.

I will now explain what

has taken place sime.

the

receipt

of Your Lordship's Despatch, No. 91,

trust

of th July, and I trend that the cource which I have adopted, with

of my

Conncil, will

the

concurrence

be approved.

5.

In the first place, as Mr.

Moorson had been made

aware

1

the tenour of Sir Richard MacDonnell's

the

MegRy of 10 Despatch, relating the result

of Oneil Meeting called to investigate

apul 1872

the

charges brought against

t him,

I caused a letter to be sent him

which contained the substance of

Was of yet I four Lerdalip is Dorpatch in reply.

July!

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