CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 54

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in its entirety on the ground that it contains detail, which should be the subject of special report and that it was in some part misleading. The Administrator records his agreement with this, and leaves to Mr. Smith's discretion "to apply the pruning knife to all cases forwarded to the Storey General to his recall, and on the 19th April Mr. Bramston minutes it "seen and returned."

The Acting Colonial Secretary has failed to find record of the Commission to which your Lordship refers.

He has ascertained from Mr. Price and J. Arpe that they made no report of the Land in 1875.

They allege that they were merely requested by the Governor to acquaint themselves with the subject, that they took notes for their own information, but that those notes were not made official.

I fear that Mr Cecil C. Smith's account of Dr Arpe's report on the health of the Colony in the Year 1874, that "it is in some few points misleading" is correct.

The Vos Say confidence in the value of Dr Arpe's writing reports has been somewhat shaken by the admission recently made that his report on the prevalence of the contagious...

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4 535 in its entirety on the ground that it contains detail, which should be the subject of special report and that it was in some part misleading. The Administrator records his agreement with this, and leaves to Mr. Smith's discretion "to apply the pruning knife to all cases forwarded to the Storey General to his recall, and on the 19th April Mr. Bramston minutes it "seen and returned." # The Acting Colonial Secretary has failed to find record of the Commission to which your Lordship refers. He has ascertained from Mr. Price and J. Arpe that they made no report of the Land in 1875. They allege that they were merely requested by the Governor to acquaint themselves with the subject, that they took notes for their own information, but that those notes were not made official. 5 I fear that Mr Cecil C. Smith's account of Dr Arpe's report on the health of the Colony in the Year 1874, that "it is in some few points misleading" is correct. The Vos Say confidence in the value of Dr Arpe's writing reports has been somewhat shaken by the admission recently made that his report on the prevalence of the contagious...

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4 535 in its entirety on the ground that it contains detail, which should be the subject of special reporte and that it was in some parte misleading. The Administrator records his agreement with this. and leaver to Mr. Smith's discretion "to apply the prunine, Krife! to is ales forwarded to the Stoney Beneral to his rerucal, and on the 19th April Mr. Bramston minutes it "seen and returned." #. The Active Colonial Secretary any has Aniled to find record of the Comwichison to which your Lordship refere. He has ascertained from from Mr. Prise and J. Apes that they th made no report of the Kand in 1875. Key alleys Seat they were comply requested by the forrnor to acquaint themselves with the inbijest. that they took notes for their own information, but that those wotes were not mande fficial. 5. I fear that Mr Cecil C. Smith's account of Ir Arpe. Riepual reent on the health of the Clown in the Year 1874, that," it is in come foot points miclending" is corect the Vos Say confidence in the value of Ir Aper cwriting reports has been, comewhat haken by the admission to ecently minds that his repint the piration of the contagious

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in its entirety on the ground that it contains detail, which should be the subject of special reporte and that it was in some parte misleading. The Administrator records his agreement with this. and leaver to Mr. Smith's discretion "to apply the prunine, Krife! to is ales forwarded to the Stoney Beneral to his rerucal, and on the 19th April Mr. Bramston minutes it "seen and returned."

The Active Colonial Secretary

any

has Aniled to find record of the Comwichison to which your Lordship

refere.

He has ascertained from

from

Mr. Prise and J. Apes that they

made no report of the Kand in 1875.

Key alleys Seat they

were comply

requested by the forrnor to acquaint

themselves with the inbijest. that they took notes for their own

information, but that those wotes were not mande

fficial.

I fear that Mr Cecil C. Smith's

account of Ir Arpe. Riepual reent

on the health of the Clown in the

Year 1874, that," it is in come foot points miclending" is corect the Vos Say confidence in the value of Ir

Aper cwriting reports has been, comewhat haken by the admission to ecently minds that his repint the piration of the contagious

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