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of leave

of absence. I. " therefore of opinion that he deserves credit for the

course which he has

elected to take.

4.

choice

of

As regards the

a successor,

would ask Your Lordship's

special attention to what

Mr Price

saye

on the subject

in his letter. On account

of the necessity of providing for defence, and

for

the

"many erying needs of our

rapidly

Poartains

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rapidly increasing population, there is a long list of exceedingly important public works which will require to be constructed within the next few years,

some

of

which must be

commenced at once; and

among

the latter must, f

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fear, be included the "Breakwater upon Hellett's Bank, which is being continually pressed upon

by the War Department.

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So that there is even more

than