CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 449

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Officers post one is naturally most in

reluctant to come to

au

conclusion

until experiment has proved absolutely beyond doubt the correctness of one's conjectures,

so that when in hearch lost.

Mr Administrator Austin who it appears

had from his own

personal observation

independently arrived, at views similar

to mine, was good enough le consult

in the Staff. I

me about a change. took upon myself to ponich out the prudence of coming to no decision

until the expiration of a term of six mouth's after the Superintendenti departure for Europe, when I thought sufficiently, long trial would have then been gone through without him

to mable the Government to find out any advantage which might possibly have been overlooked: in continuing such a post filled by a professional officer of Mr Ford's importance. I gave this advice because I thought that if

the matter it was

there were au

any

doubt.

Bu

only just the Superintendent should be Entitled to the benefit of it,

and his

6. But as the real supervision

post maintained.

has gradually

Conil

to be so

Entirely

vested in this office it must be confessed

to inconvlinence has resulted

by the Superintendento absence in England although the want of a European- workman of the class alluded to in

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