CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 372

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churveyor sent out as soon

as

possible for at least three years. Under the arrangements proposed

by

The Committee, referred to in paragraph 1, the se

1, the separate office

of Valuator with

salary

allowances amounting

and

in all to

Two thousand six hundred and $2638.

thirty-eight dollars will

disappear.

I

Am

anxious to

introduce any possible economy

Le

now that the resources.

Colony

of the

have been depleted by

the large contribution to Military

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Defences, but I have some doubts whether it will be found possible

for

one

Officer to do all the Land

Surveying and valuing work, both of which posts

are

intimately

connected with the collection

of Revenue, which would necessarily

be affected

the work allowed to fall

into arrear.

As the

were

Committee have however,

recommended.

a trial I

submit the arrangements for

Your Lordship's approval.

Defences

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