CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 538

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7. With reference to the second paragraph in M

Tingfuld's letter, I fully understand that such special apistance as may be reopened for the countration of the toaterworks will outf sugaged provisimally, and be chargeable tof those works and not to the Establishment. It

on these terms the mechanics for the Prefa tratt were obtained

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franaist

and il y'ou Huse

that I am vivir, in onjunction with Mr. Rautuison, securing suitable rutigans for He teater works; but the emptorpment of there new on special service at Sytam in no

way affects auf recommendation of an addition to the permanent establishment of a second belak of works so much required for poutine work in Victoria

I luurag

other proposals contained in the ructwurs is one for the creation of a new appointment of overser of house drains. Ou this proposal in commucim with the subject of chuinge house-drans, it may be preferable that of should out address you until after the receipt of the semitary report of ME Chadwick who has not yet corrived in this

Conatap.

" with reference to Governor Hemmessey's

tmnt of the 19th of November 1841, stating that be had pressed

me te merease the number of

The

ruuuuber

the public Works staff, I regut I stared ust -

ever having experienced auf such premure, though Peatandy eveollect the difficutis I had, in including His Excelling

The sumptes revenundations of

I receive went

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innie, as to the best ways of filling up the actual vacancies in the staff. In this a Comexim J

honoured by

official minute from the Governor wherein His Excellency anurunced his denie to fill the vacancies occurring among the European! Members of my staff, by bluuse persons to be recommended to him bof the Reverend Fr Gitel

tver ur valves in thi

and as there

texere

Colony competent to hold these posts, and as the Reverend Jr. Eitel was not a

proper judge of the Technical attainments of persous aspiring to become members of suf staff, The sccune caused me ut incrunderable unciety

the so that I foresair how readily it would open the door to corruption and combination between the propored Clunese offiers and the cluieso public Work's (cutactin, who would be paid for their work on the

enrirements and certificates of tu former, I

touch only

Huse

posits here, becaux d'ó necessaris vers mussant to give my Lord the secretaryf

une accurate idia of the attitude f

of state

but

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