CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 592

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and that Mr Orange should be offered the post of Assistant Surveyor General.

For

wo into which it is

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cesary

to enter here the care

of my

Department in branch and even

every

to minor details has for many years past devolved upon ipelf almost entirely, and as

5 my

departure immediately upon the arrival of my successor would deprive him of the advantage of tuuch neeful information. obtainable only through myself, I think it indispensable that I should

his arrival by at least eight Working with him for this

overstory

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ten weeks.

brief period in collaboration ample opportivity will be afforded of acquainting him with the varied work of the office.

I take this opportunity of inviting Your Excellency's attention to the - necessity of a a re-allotment of duties

the Officers of the Public Work-

arrong

Department. Personal

Mlavono

have

prevented

w

my bringing

prevented. refome with

this

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cessary

with greater instance before Your Excellency's predecessors, but in view of the great increase of work attendant on- the yearly growing population, wealth, and importance of this Colony, it has long bee

been obvious that the live had

arrived for lightening the duties of the Surveyor General.

ex

In order to enable him to keep his health in this trying climate, the Surveyor Several should not be required to do more thein seven or -eight hours' work a

day and he should be able to take at least one month's vacation leave every year like the nest of his brother officers .

With myself a vacation leave of

the Kind has never been feasible;, cand

works which the owning to the

many Government of this ever

buoy and

rapidly growing Colony hav always had in hand at the same time,

And

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