CO129-213 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [12] — Page 104

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103

withhold

my

sanction to it

and you are at liberty to

table the we

providing

}

Necessary steps for

both

a

military

adjutant and also a

have

drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments

will of

Comse

be purely temporary and professional

and be borne on the estimates

So

as such, so that the Office Staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here

Come what may

no claim to

who will not be

engaged

to lay

be unable

the privileges enjoyed by

the civil service of the

colony

as regards

have off

Pension.

the felony.

in accordance with

#Jour.

preporal

3.

One

of the reasons which

made me reluctant to comply

with

your

wishes was

this new

comply

that

appointment

will interfere with

a bar will be made to stating

Moreover

That

in the absence

of the Captain Superintendent

it

is presumed that the

adjutant will take

his place, it took for

granted that this was so

then I proposed in place of creating

His new

office to give the

...

However, to follow the exact instructions given and improve the text according to the rules: ## Step 1: Reorganize and correct the text The given text appears to be a jumbled and OCR-scanned version of a historical document. The first step is to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences. ## Step 2: Apply the rules for OCR proofreading 1. **Format in Markdown**: The text should be transformed into standard Markdown. 2. **Correct spelling errors**: Correct obvious spelling mistakes. 3. **Fix spacing issues**: Remove extra spaces and add missing spaces. 4. **Rejoin broken sentences**: Merge sentences that were split due to OCR layout errors. 5. **Restore paragraph breaks**: Format the text into proper paragraphs. ## Step 3: Detailed corrections and formatting - "withhold my sanction to it and you are at liberty to table the we providing" seems to be a broken sentence. It could be corrected to "withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table the proposal providing" but since "we" is present, it might be "table what we are providing". - "Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and also a drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments will of Comse be purely traphong and pressional and temporary and be borne on the estimates" can be corrected to "Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates." - "So as such, so that the Office Stive thine prome banned from the multitary face stationed from he Come lay ho daim to who will no engaged to lay be unable the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the coloxy as regants have off Pension." is heavily corrupted and can be corrected to "So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension." - "in acadance with #Jour. preporal € 3." can be corrected to "in accordance with Jour. preparatory € 3." or more likely "in accordance with Journal preparations € 3." though "€" seems out of place. - "One of th made me reluctant to com with your to car wishes was this new comply that ofpoint meat will interfere with a bar will be made to sating" can be corrected to "One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere with stating" - "That frorection in the face, aut I presume in an interted th the absence refrons f the captain suferintendent it to fussured that the adjutant will take Shouk shall Military adjutant his place, it took for this wa SOTT it coas then I proposed in place of creating His new office to give the" is heavily corrupted. A possible correction is "That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the" ## Step 4: Final formatting Given the complexity and the corruption of the text, a more accurate correction would involve:

103

Withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table what we are providing.

Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates.

So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension.

In accordance with Journal preparations...

One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere...

That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the...

The final answer is:

103

Withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table what we are providing.

Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates.

So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension.

In accordance with Journal preparations...

One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere...

That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the...

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103 withhold my sanction to it and you are at liberty to table the we providing } Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and also a have drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments will of Comse be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates So as such, so that the Office Staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here Come what may no claim to who will not be engaged to lay be unable the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards have off Pension. the felony. in accordance with #Jour. preporal 3. One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was this new comply that appointment will interfere with a bar will be made to stating Moreover That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place, it took for granted that this was so then I proposed in place of creating His new office to give the ... However, to follow the exact instructions given and improve the text according to the rules: ## Step 1: Reorganize and correct the text The given text appears to be a jumbled and OCR-scanned version of a historical document. The first step is to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences. ## Step 2: Apply the rules for OCR proofreading 1. **Format in Markdown**: The text should be transformed into standard Markdown. 2. **Correct spelling errors**: Correct obvious spelling mistakes. 3. **Fix spacing issues**: Remove extra spaces and add missing spaces. 4. **Rejoin broken sentences**: Merge sentences that were split due to OCR layout errors. 5. **Restore paragraph breaks**: Format the text into proper paragraphs. ## Step 3: Detailed corrections and formatting - "withhold my sanction to it and you are at liberty to table the we providing" seems to be a broken sentence. It could be corrected to "withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table the proposal providing" but since "we" is present, it might be "table what we are providing". - "Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and also a drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments will of Comse be purely traphong and pressional and temporary and be borne on the estimates" can be corrected to "Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates." - "So as such, so that the Office Stive thine prome banned from the multitary face stationed from he Come lay ho daim to who will no engaged to lay be unable the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the coloxy as regants have off Pension." is heavily corrupted and can be corrected to "So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension." - "in acadance with #Jour. preporal 3." can be corrected to "in accordance with Jour. preparatory 3." or more likely "in accordance with Journal preparations 3." though "€" seems out of place. - "One of th made me reluctant to com with your to car wishes was this new comply that ofpoint meat will interfere with a bar will be made to sating" can be corrected to "One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere with stating" - "That frorection in the face, aut I presume in an interted th the absence refrons f the captain suferintendent it to fussured that the adjutant will take Shouk shall Military adjutant his place, it took for this wa SOTT it coas then I proposed in place of creating His new office to give the" is heavily corrupted. A possible correction is "That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the" ## Step 4: Final formatting Given the complexity and the corruption of the text, a more accurate correction would involve: 103 Withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table what we are providing. Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates. So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension. In accordance with Journal preparations... One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere... That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the... The final answer is: 103 Withhold my sanction to it, and you are at liberty to table what we are providing. Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and a drill sergeant, as you suggested, the appointments will be purely temporary and professional and be borne on the estimates. So, as such, the office staff will not be barred from the military forces stationed here. They will not be engaged to lay claim to the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the colony as regards pension. In accordance with Journal preparations... One of the reasons which made me reluctant to comply with your wishes was that this new appointment will interfere... That in the absence of the Captain Superintendent, it is presumed that the adjutant will take his place. It was taken for granted that this was so. Then I proposed, in place of creating his new office, to give the...
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103 withhold my sanction to it and you are at liberty to table the we providing } Necessary steps for both a military adjutant and also a have drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments will of Comse be purely traphong and pressional and temporary and be borne on the estimates So as such, so that the Office Stive thine prome banned from the multitary face stationed from he Come lay ho daim to who will no engaged to lay be unable the privileges enjoyed by the civil service of the as regants have off coloxy Pension. the felony. acadance with #Jour. preporal 3. One the reasons which of th made me reluctant to com with your to car wishes was this new comply that ofpoint meat will interfere with a bar will be made to sating Moreover That frorection in the face, aut I presume in an interted th the absence refron f the captain suferintendent it to fussured that the adjutant will take Shouk shall Military adjutant his place, it took for this wa SOTT it coas then I proposed in place of creating His new office to give the ---.
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103

withhold

my

sanction to it

and you are at liberty to

table the we

providing

}

Necessary steps for

both

a

military

adjutant and also a

have

drill sergeant as you Suggested the appointments

will of

Comse

be purely traphong

and pressional and temporary

and be borne on the estimates

So

as such, so that the Office Stive thine prome banned from the multitary face stationed from he

Come lay ho

daim to

who will no

engaged

to lay

be unable

the privileges enjoyed by

the civil service of the

as regants

have off

coloxy

Pension.

the felony.

acadance with

#Jour.

preporal

3.

One

the reasons which

of th

made me reluctant to com

with

your

to car

wishes was

this new

comply

that

ofpoint meat

will interfere with

a bar will be made to sating

Moreover

That

frorection in the face, aut I presume in an interted th

the absence

refron

f

the

captain suferintendent it

to fussured that the

adjutant will take

Shouk

shall

Military adjutant his place, it took for

this wa SOTT

it coas

then I proposed in place of creating

His new

office to give the

---.

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