CO129-204 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [11-12] — Page 113

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were similarly

distribulest

3. I was not long in discovering

After my arrival in the Coloring in 1873

that it was moch undesirable the

Surveyor Queral should derive

amp personal benefit from the date of public lands, and I certarily would not have applied for the two sumus Montioned in preceding paragraphs but for the fact that it was widely known the revney was to go, not to suprelp, but as an gratuity for special Serviers, to Individuals who could have no possible interest in the land transactions of the Government.

Previous

Previous to this,

A s

already stated, I had.

not drawn any fees, nor have I drawn

any subregurutly-

4. So far therefore

Myself personally, I all ho lason

the recruch prohibition

as it affects

why

of

the Part ap

Ihmberley Ehould not date from the

pressat live mislead of prose my retirement

for

I am not

likely to abandon the verwo

I propers to hold on this posit, whatsoer may be the temptations that may come

hi

Mi they way bey the yearly increasing

land fres of my office.

5. This often the duty of the Durveyor

прой

Grueral