CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 572

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worthy and respectable gentleman like Mr Dallas, who has not succeeded as he might have wished in commercial pursuits, would find but little difficulty in getting the local merchants to recommend his employment in the Government service. On the other hand there are Men who have worked faithfully in the Post Office service and in the Colonial service who ... have claims to promotion;

and I have ~220 doubt Your Lordship will be able to select one of these and instruct me to appoint him.

I have the honour to be

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble servant,

Governor

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567 a m worthy and respectable gentleman like Mr Dallas, who has not succeeded as he might have wished in commercial pursuits, would find but little difficulty in getting the local merchants to recommend his employment in the Government service. On the other hand there are Men who have worked faithfully in the Post Office service and in the Colonial service who ... have claims to promotion; and I have ~220 doubt Your Lordship will be able to select one of these and instruct me to appoint him. I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble servant, Governor

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567 a m worthy and respectable gentleman like Mr Dallas, who has not suscceded as he might have wished in commercial pursuits, would find but little difficulty in getting the local merchants to recommend his employment in the Government service. On the other hand there are Men who have worked faithfully in the Post Office service and in the leolonial service who_____ have claims to promotion ;- and I have ~220 doubt Your Lordship will be able to select one of these and instruct me to appoint him. I have the honour to be My Bord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble servant, Governor

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567

a m

worthy and respectable gentleman

like Mr Dallas, who has not suscceded as he might have wished in commercial pursuits, would find but little difficulty

getting

the local merchants to

recommend his employment in the Government service. On the

other hand there are

Men

who have worked faithfully in the Post Office service and in the leolonial service who_____

have claims to promotion ;-

and I have

~220

doubt

Your

Lordship will be able to

select one

of these and instruct

me to

appoint him.

I have the honour to be

My Bord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient

humble servant,

Governor

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