CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8] — Page 524

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The facts of this case are follows: a clerkship of the Public Offices fell vacant, and after advertising in

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the local paper

candidate offered

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Mr Bruce (Widow of the

late Colonel Bruce, who served

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in this lealmy Adjutant General, and was subsequently Acting Governor of Wertem Australia), had previacly applied to me to interest myself to obtain employment

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me),

any opening for him. subsequently occurred to that he might be willing to

accept

a

catship of £250 and I accordingly telegraphed

year, to Mr. Bruce offering the appointment, and received Telegram from Your Lodship in reply stating that Bruce

declined

4.

Calore Henderson (as

a friend of the Bruse family I preaming) became acquainted