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mentioned as eligible, and as it is possible that the post may become permanently vacant, in which case your Lordship would very likely feel disposed to confer the acting appointment, I would respectfully venture to submit that my claims to the acting appointment exceeded those of Dr. Stewart, and that any rival claims should at any rate have been mentioned to the Governor and considered.

Without advancing any claim on the ground of superior qualifications, I would nevertheless point out that I am sufficiently eligible for the post to be competent to fill it, and that by his past action in connection with this office Dr Stewart has forfeited his right to the place until other claimants have been disposed of.

The permanent post on its present footing was offered to Dr Stewart by your Lordship's predecessor in 1881, and was deliberately declined by that gentleman, and it is on record that it was consequent on that refusal that he was instructed to offer it first to Mr Russell and then to me.

The post which Dr Stewart desired and which he obtained was Police Magistrate. The other Police Magistrate was

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69 mentioned as eligible, and as it is possible that the post may become permanently vacant, in which case your Lordship would very likely feel disposed to confer the acting appointment, I would respectfully venture to submit that my claims to the acting appointment exceeded those of Dr. Stewart, and that any rival claims should at any rate have been mentioned to the Governor and considered. Without advancing any claim on the ground of superior qualifications, I would nevertheless point out that I am sufficiently eligible for the post to be competent to fill it, and that by his past action in connection with this office Dr Stewart has forfeited his right to the place until other claimants have been disposed of. The permanent post on its present footing was offered to Dr Stewart by your Lordship's predecessor in 1881, and was deliberately declined by that gentleman, and it is on record that it was consequent on that refusal that he was instructed to offer it first to Mr Russell and then to me. The post which Dr Stewart desired and which he obtained was Police Magistrate. The other Police Magistrate was
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mentioned as

eligible, and

as it is possible that the

post may become permanently

vacant, ine which

1

Cale

your Lordship would very likely feel disposed to conferim the acting appointment,

I would respectfully venture

to submit that

пилу

claius

to the acting appointment. exceeded those of Dr. Stewart,

ared that

any

mare

at

should

any rate have been

mentioned to the Governor

and

rival elamis

my

considered.

Without advan

advancing

elain

ou

flue

arry

ground

I

of superior qualifications,

would nevertheless point

out that damn sufficiently cligible for the post to be competent to fill at

an d

that

by

his past action in connection with this office Dr Stewart has forfeited his right to the place until

other clamants have been

dieposed of

The permanent port

ou

its

of Registrar General present footing was offered to Or Stewart by your Lordeliip's predecessor

1881.

and was deliberately, declined by that

and it is

the Govern

gentleman,

on record that

or was instructed.

consequent arpor that refusal to offer it first to her Russell

and then to me:

The post which fr Stewart desired and

which he obtained was

Police magistrate. The other Police Magistrate

was

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