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vacancy, and wished to keep the Separation of the office of Collector of Stamp Revenue, from that of Postmaster General, if circumstances had in my opinion rendered it expedient.

Earl of Carnarvon acceded to T. Barff's application for the vacant office, I could not have taken the responsibility of recommending him for the additional pecuniary trust involved in the Collectorship of Colonial Stamp Revenue, and in that event would have suggested that the offices should be kept separate.

Lord Carnarvon having selected a very competent and trustworthy officer, the Post-Master General, I think it will be for the good of the Public Service that he should continue to perform the duties of both heretofore.

My reasons for acquiescing in the Administrator's recommendation were that I thought the salaries as clubbed together by Hon. Mitchell were rather more than a new occupant of the office had claim to, while I thought T. Barff, the Assistant Postmaster General,...

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599 vacancy, and wished to keep the Separation of the office of Collector of Stamp Revenue, from that of Postmaster General, if circumstances had in my opinion rendered it expedient. Earl of Carnarvon acceded to T. Barff's application for the vacant office, I could not have taken the responsibility of recommending him for the additional pecuniary trust involved in the Collectorship of Colonial Stamp Revenue, and in that event would have suggested that the offices should be kept separate. Lord Carnarvon having selected a very competent and trustworthy officer, the Post-Master General, I think it will be for the good of the Public Service that he should continue to perform the duties of both heretofore. My reasons for acquiescing in the Administrator's recommendation were that I thought the salaries as clubbed together by Hon. Mitchell were rather more than a new occupant of the office had claim to, while I thought T. Barff, the Assistant Postmaster General,...
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} 599 vacancy, and wished to Khup тизолев учи t и Салишишма the Separation of the office of Collector of Stamp Reveeme, from that if Patmaster Leverel, if circumstances had in my opinion rendered it Expedient. Hoa Ina Cari Carnarbon accided the to T. Barffs application for h= vacant office, I could not habe taken the responsibility of recommending him for the additional pecuniary trust involved in the Collector ship of Colonial Stamp Revenue, and in that Ebent would have Suggested that the offices Shaved be L. Kept Separate Lna Carnarbou Selected haking a very Competint and Pal trushion they officer -Master Funeral, I think it will 7 J the Good of the Public Service that he shout a perto offices Continue to the duties of bath heretofor སྙ{ན My reasons on acquiescing in the Administrators recommend that I thought the -ation, lava, whoh Salaries as re Clube d by hor. Mitchell were rather more than a new occupant of the office had claime to, while I than get his Barff, the besisten Parent Furad
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vacancy,

and wished to Khup

тизолев учи

t

и Салишишма

the Separation of the office of

Collector of Stamp Reveeme,

from that if

Patmaster Leverel,

if circumstances had in my

opinion rendered it Expedient.

Hoa Ina Cari

Carnarbon accided

the

to T. Barffs application for

h=

vacant office, I could not habe

taken the responsibility of recommending him for the additional pecuniary trust involved in the Collector ship of Colonial Stamp Revenue, and

in that Ebent would have

Suggested that the offices Shaved

be

L. Kept Separate

Lna Carnarbou

Selected

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a very Competint and

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trushion they officer

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the Good of the Public Service

that he shout a

perto offices

Continue to

the duties of bath heretofor

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My reasons on acquiescing

in the Administrators recommend

that I thought the

-ation, lava,

whoh Salaries

as re Clube d

by

hor. Mitchell were rather more

than

a

new occupant of the

office had claime to, while I than get his Barff, the besisten

Parent Furad

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