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the full pay of the appointment. This will be always the case, I apprehend, as regards the junior appointments of the Government, and I may mention an instance which occurred in another Department. On Your Lordship's receiving Telegraphic Instructions to send home certain Statistics relating to the Water Supply I was compelled, owing to the weakness of the Staff of the Survey Department to request the Major General Commanding to lend me a Subaltern of the Engineers for 14 days. For his services I offered the usual honorarium of one guinea per diem, but it was not a sufficient inducement, and the Acting Surveyor General had to delay some important works in order to collect the information called for by Your Lordships.

In cases of emergency, therefore, this Government at this distance from England is necessarily obliged to depart from the letter of the Colonial Regulation. To adhere strictly to it would, as proved during the changes at the Hospital, have left important posts unattended.

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414 4. the full pay of the appointment. This will be always the case, I apprehend, as regards the junior appointments of the Government, and I may mention an instance which occurred in another Department. On Your Lordship's receiving Telegraphic Instructions to send home certain Statistics relating to the Water Supply I was compelled, owing to the weakness of the Staff of the Survey Department to request the Major General Commanding to lend me a Subaltern of the Engineers for 14 days. For his services I offered the usual honorarium of one guinea per diem, but it was not a sufficient inducement, and the Acting Surveyor General had to delay some important works in order to collect the information called for by Your Lordships. In cases of emergency, therefore, this Government at this distance from England is necessarily obliged to depart from the letter of the Colonial Regulation. To adhere strictly to it would, as proved during the changes at the Hospital, have left important posts unattended. No ... Page 420 Page 421 6.

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414 4. the full pay of the appointment. This will be always the case, I apprehend, as regards the junior appointments of thre Government, and I may mention instance which occurred in anottier Department. On You Lordship's Telegraphie receiving Instructions to send home certain Statisties relating to the Water Supply I was compelled, aving to the weakings of the Staff of the Survey Department to request the Major General lammanding to lend me Subaltan of the Enginers for 14 days. For his For his sevices I a offered the naval honorarium of me was not a guinza per diem, but it sufficient inducement, and itre Acting Surveyor General had to delay some important works in order to collect hims of the information called for by Your Lordships. In cases of energency, therefore, this Government at this distance from England is necesarily obliged to depart from the letter of the Colonial Regulation. To adhere stridly to stem world, proved during the changes at the Hospital, have left important post unattended No wa an Page 420Page 421 6.

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the full pay of the appointment. This will be always the case, I apprehend, as regards the junior appointments of thre Government, and I may mention

instance which occurred in

anottier Department. On You Lordship's Telegraphie

receiving

Instructions to send home certain Statisties relating to the Water Supply I was

compelled, aving to the weakings of the Staff of the Survey Department to request the Major General lammanding to lend me Subaltan of the Enginers for 14 days. For his

For his sevices I

offered the naval honorarium of

was not a

guinza per diem, but it

sufficient inducement, and itre Acting Surveyor General had to delay

some important works in order to collect hims of the information called for by Your Lordships.

cases

of energency,

therefore, this Government at this distance from England is necesarily obliged to depart from the letter of the Colonial Regulation. To adhere stridly to stem world,

proved during the changes at the Hospital, have left important post unattended

No wa

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