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which he placed most value. Met Bowdler after My Ford's departure found himself with a

or rather an

22.

imperfectly numbered

+

collection of plants and when he sought among Ford's official papers for the key which would have given him the nomenclature corresponding to the numbered labels and this enabled him to identify the plants, and if necessary make out for himself, he found to his mortification and dismay,

that Mr Ford had taken away the key with him, leaving behind. After this Mr Bowdler could not do more than exercise general care over all plants and perform Mr Ford's duties for him for four months without remuneration, personal inconvenience, and at some cost.

In order to enable the Superintendent to take his vacation leave full salary, it would only have been considerate in me to have treated Mr Bowdler somewhat more liberally. Mr. Bowdler however having produced a numbered list of species promised by Mr Ford, and both Mr Bowdler and Mr Cerneau having emphatically affirmed the impossibility of the charges alleged by Mr Ford, I felt unable to admit the charge, and I should still hope that such charge was founded on some misapprehension.

20. In respect of the incident mentioned

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552 which he placed most value. Met Bowdler after My Ford's departure found himself with a or rather an 22. imperfectly numbered + collection of plants and when he sought among Ford's official papers for the key which would have given him the nomenclature corresponding to the numbered labels and this enabled him to identify the plants, and if necessary make out for himself, he found to his mortification and dismay, that Mr Ford had taken away the key with him, leaving behind. After this Mr Bowdler could not do more than exercise general care over all plants and perform Mr Ford's duties for him for four months without remuneration, personal inconvenience, and at some cost. In order to enable the Superintendent to take his vacation leave full salary, it would only have been considerate in me to have treated Mr Bowdler somewhat more liberally. Mr. Bowdler however having produced a numbered list of species promised by Mr Ford, and both Mr Bowdler and Mr Cerneau having emphatically affirmed the impossibility of the charges alleged by Mr Ford, I felt unable to admit the charge, and I should still hope that such charge was founded on some misapprehension. 20. In respect of the incident mentioned ... Page 552 appears to be part of a larger document. The text is not fully coherent due to missing pages or context. Page 553 (assumed next page, but not provided in the original text) As there is no further text to continue the narrative or correct, the output remains focused on the provided snippet, formatted according to the guidelines.
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which he placed most value. Met Bowdler after My Ford's departure found himself with a

or pather an

22.

bered,

imperfectly numbeid

+

collection of plants and when he sought among

Ford's official

papers for the key which would have given him the nomenclature corresponding to the numbered la- =bels and this enabled him to iden.

stify the plants, and if necessary

lish for himself, he found to his mortification and dismay,

make

A

that be Ford had taken awa

Away

the

7

саразий

200

Key with him, leaving behind. After this Mr Bowdler

could not do more

general

aliko. I still venture to think

than exercise

Care over

all plants

perform tur Ford's duties for him for four mouths without remuner

ceration, personal inconveniena.

and at some

in order to enable the Superintendent to lake his vacation leave full

OTA...

salary, it would only have been

tein the latter officer to have

considerate in

to my

ported with his knowledge Bowdler somewhat more liberally. Mr. Bowdler however having pecived

numbered list of species prome

40

the Ford, and both my Bowdler and M: Cernean having emphatically affirmed the impossibility of this

louses alleged by Mr Ford, I felt unable to admit the charge, and I should still hope

many

Charge

founded

-apprehension.

a

such

some mis

that

ad

M. Bowdler was

going to performe

20. In respect of the incident

menhined

W

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