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as the Ford with all the details of the art
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16. The third chapter of Mr Ford's Report entitled "Deductions arrived at from experience in Departmental Management;" will be found on inspection to consist mainly of
the Surveyor-General's reflections and statements that are not borne out by facts.
17. Regarding the passage in paragraph 90 complaining of the injury that was done to some plants (pithecolobium saman) by the delay in the transfer of the Forest Department to Mr Ford's management, I may mention
that pending an answer to a letter I had addressed to the Governor on the subject of this transfer, I was able to resign the management to Mr Ford, but fearful lest in consequence of the delay any injury might be done to plants, I wrote to Mr Ford the note given in Appendix B, placing the professional services of Mr Cornean, his late locum tenens, at his disposal. At the same time, I directed Mr Cornean to carry out all Mr Ford's instructions in connection with such work as Mr Ford deemed urgent. Mr Ford, however, declined to give Mr Cornean any instructions, and the plants must have suffered in consequence.
18. In the same paragraph 20, Mr Ford states that during his absence on leave...
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16. The third chapter of Mr Ford's Re- -port entitled "Deductions arrived at from experience in Departmental Man-
agement; " will be found inspection to consist mainly of
the Surveyor -paraging reflections General and statements that are not borne out by facts.
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17. Regarding the passage in para- graph 90 complaining of the injury that was done to some plants (pithe- colobium saman) by the delay in the transfer of the Forest Depart = = ment to Mr Fords, I many mention
that pending
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I had addressed the Governor- the subject of
this transfer
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Mr Ford, but fearful lest in conse quence of the delay any injury.
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to plants I wrote thr Ford the note given in Appendix. B placing the professional servions of Mr Cernean his late locum tenens at his disposal. At the same time. I directed the Cernean to
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must have suffered in
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paragraph 20,
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Mr Ford states that de
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