CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 119

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this duty, the extra Clerk of Works, whose appointment is now suggested, should be competent to perform : the duties of Assessor, if required.

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The rapid changes which the value of house-property yearly assessment is apt to undergo in this Colony render a tenimento a necessity, and it is certain therefore that the entire time of the assessor for the year will be taken up by his duties under the Treasury, to the exclusion of any work in connection with the Surveyor-General's Office, which it might have been desirable to assign him.

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6. If the recommendations of this despatch should be approved by Your Lordship, it is important that the new Clerk of Works should be sent out as soon as possible.

I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

S.. Bowen

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8 المياما : 9. 117 this duty, the extra Clerk of Works, whose appointment is now suggested, should be competent to perform : the duties of Assessor, if required. 5. The rapid changes which the value of house-property yearly assessment is apt to undergo in this Colony render a tenimento a necessity, and it is certain therefore that the entire time of the assessor for the year will be taken up by his duties under the Treasury, to the exclusion of any work in connection with the Surveyor-General's Office, which it might have been desirable to assign him. 81 6. If the recommendations of this despatch should be approved by Your Lordship, it is important that the new Clerk of Works should be sent out as soon as possible. I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, S.. Bowen
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8 المياما : 9. 117 this duty, the extra Clerk of Works, whose appointment is now suggested, should be competent to perform : the duties of Assessor, if required. 5. The rapid changes which the value of house-property yearly assessment is apt to undergo in this Colony render a of all necessity, and it is tenimento a nece certain therefore that the entire time of the assessor for the year - will be taken u up by his duties under the Treasury_ to the exclusion of any work in connection with the 81 · the Surveyor-ljeneral's Office, which it might have been desirable to assignt him. 6 If the recommendations of this despatch should be approved by Your Lordship, it is important that the new Clerk Clerk of the Works should be sent out as soon as possible. I have the honour to be My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, S.. Bowen
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8

المياما :

9.

117

this duty, the extra Clerk of Works,

whose appointment is now

suggested,

should be competent to perform

: the duties of Assessor, if required.

5.

The rapid changes

which the value

of

house-property

yearly assessment

is apt to undergo in this Colony

render a

of all necessity, and it is

tenimento a nece

certain therefore that the entire

time

of

the assessor

for the year -

will be taken u

up by

his duties

under the Treasury_ to the exclusion of any work in connection with

the

81

·

the Surveyor-ljeneral's Office, which it might have been desirable to assignt

him.

6

If the recommendations of this despatch should be approved by Your Lordship, it is important that

the new Clerk

Clerk of the Works should

be sent out as

soon as

possible.

I have the honour to be

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

S.. Bowen

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