CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 461

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Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant.

I am to state further that the appointments of Valuators have only been made for the current year, and that those made this year were simply in pursuance of the rule laid down by Sir Arthur Kennedy that one Valuator should be changed periodically, and were intended to cast no reflection whatsoever upon Mr. Gerrard's tenure.

4. (Signed) H.E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Secretary, March 6.6.88 No. 769

In transmitting the enclosures as requested, I take the opportunity of remarking that in the hurry attending the Torockij, defective time has been much occupied, I have not been able to give that careful attention to the correspondence on this painful subject that it required, and on reading it as a whole, I find in enclosure No. 2, on page...

I have said, "It is not for me to say a word on this except that the present is the first indication that the appointment annually conferred" is not...

This statement is in one sense not strictly correct, as when I held the appointment formerly in 1863...

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Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant.

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Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant.

I am to state further that the appointments of Valuators have only been made for the current year, and that those made this year were simply in pursuance of the rule laid down by Sir Arthur Kennedy that one Valuator should be changed periodically, and were intended to cast no reflection whatsoever upon Mr. Gerrard's tenure.

4. (Signed) H.E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Secretary, March 6.6.88 No. 769

In transmitting the enclosures as requested, I take the opportunity of remarking that in the hurry attending the Torockij, defective time has been much occupied, I have not been able to give that careful attention to the correspondence on this painful subject that it required, and on reading it as a whole, I find in enclosure No. 2, on page...

I have said, "It is not for me to say a word on this except that the present is the first indication that the appointment annually conferred" is not...

This statement is in one sense not strictly correct, as when I held the appointment formerly in 1863...

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Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant. I am to state further that the appointments of Valuators have only been made for the current year, and that those made this year were simply in pursuance of the rule laid down by Sir Arthur Kennedy that one Valuator should be changed periodically, and were intended to cast no reflection whatsoever upon Mr. Gerrard's tenure. 4. (Signed) H.E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Secretary, March 6.6.88 No. 769 In transmitting the enclosures as requested, I take the opportunity of remarking that in the hurry attending the Torockij, defective time has been much occupied, I have not been able to give that careful attention to the correspondence on this painful subject that it required, and on reading it as a whole, I find in enclosure No. 2, on page... I have said, "It is not for me to say a word on this except that the present is the first indication that the appointment annually conferred" is not... This statement is in one sense not strictly correct, as when I held the appointment formerly in 1863... Page 459 ... Page... has been re-written to Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way disatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant. to Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant. all other changes are minor typo and spacing fixes. Here is the final output in HTML: Which Mr. Gerrard appears to labour under is that His Excellency is in any way dissatisfied with Mr. Gerrard's efficiency as a Valuator or as a Public Servant. I am to state further that the appointments of Valuators have only been made for the current year, and that those made this year were simply in pursuance of the rule laid down by Sir Arthur Kennedy that one Valuator should be changed periodically, and were intended to cast no reflection whatsoever upon Mr. Gerrard's tenure. 4. (Signed) H.E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Secretary, March 6.6.88 No. 769 In transmitting the enclosures as requested, I take the opportunity of remarking that in the hurry attending the Torockij, defective time has been much occupied, I have not been able to give that careful attention to the correspondence on this painful subject that it required, and on reading it as a whole, I find in enclosure No. 2, on page... I have said, "It is not for me to say a word on this except that the present is the first indication that the appointment annually conferred" is not... This statement is in one sense not strictly correct, as when I held the appointment formerly in 1863... Page 459
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