CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 666

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longer be compelled to perform

the most

onexous

portion of the duties referred to, but I

am not convinced

the

of expediency of relieving him of the ultimate responsibility by adopting his suggestion completely and thus practically

creating

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a new

department.

I do not question Mr

Price's judgment as to Mr Cooper's

competency

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to conduct such

department, but I doubt

whether its separation from

the

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the Department of Works would

not produce friction in the future, especially in the - prospect of the appointment of a Surveyor-General;

a new

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and for the present, at all events, I propose that the - Inspector of Buildings should. merely be permitted to. sign for the Surveyor-General" at the direction of the latter, and should practically be Head of a sub-Department of : the Office of Works.

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