162
Murder
aviy
Contract of service
whatever. I had not seen the order
by which these Gentlemen were to perform what has hitherto been but at once agreed
at my Office at
my
duty, to have the Em
Emig
of the following.
orning,
arrd Com
rake such observations then
C
might occur to me after I had seen the written instructions under which these "Gentlemen were to act:
Am on the 26th the Acting
At
qan
Colonial Secretary, Acting Registrar.
aland'
General.
Eitel
TALEHR ac
e at my office.
as the
Afelt that my efficiency as Emigration Officer of the Colony, post I have held since 1860, was
being brought into question, my position
as the Head of an important Department, was a most painful
humiliating.
I was shewn the
instructions under which these
Officers were acting, I found that
they
they had been ordered to hold an independent enquiry to determine whether the proposed Emigrants by the "Elorris Castle were really
under a
Contract of Service whatever. As
the Emigration Officer,
under the
Act of Parliament and Local Ordinances,
it was my duty, and
only mine to
decide on that point. At the same time I do not, for
satisfy myself,
moment, question the right of His Excellency
to appoint any
Officers he chooses to assist me in the examination of Emigrants
and had these Officers been directed
to associate themselves with me,
I should not have had much
to complain of.
I may perhaps be permitted to bring to the notice of His Excellency the Governor, that the difficulties which have arisen
serice
162
Murder
aviy
Contract of service
whatever. I had not seen the order
by which these Gentlemen were to perform what has hitherto been but at once agreed
abmy Office at
my
duty, to have che Em
Emig
of the following.
orning,
arrd Com
rake such observations then
C
might occur to me after I had seen the written instructions under which these "Gentlemen were to act:
Am on the 26th the Acting
At
qan
Colonial Secretary, Acting Registrar.
aland'
General.
Eitel
TALEHR ac
e at my office.
as the
Afelt that my efficiency Cemigration Officer of the Colony, post I have held since 1860, was
سرے سے
being
brought wito question, my position
as the Head of are important Depart
ment, was a most painful
humiliating.
I was shewn the
instructions under which these
Officers were acting, I found that
they
they had been ordered to hold an independent enquiry to determine whether the proposed Curigrants by the" "Elorris Castle were re
Cally.
to and under aro
free Emigrants
Contract of Service whatever. As
the Cemigration Officer.
under the
Act of Parliament and Local Ordinances,
it was my duty, and
only mine to
on that point. At the same time I do not, for
satisfy myself.
moment, question the right of His Excellency
to appoint any
Officers he chooses to assist me in the examination of Emigrants
and had these Officers been directed
to associate themselves with.
Ishould not have had much
- complain of.
I may perhaps be permitted to bring to the notice of this Excel. lency the Governor, that the difficultico which have arisen
serice
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