CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 116

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Mwith. be placed at the head

of the

Works department,

Whore land speculations

८.

Service ; so

that to appoint

Orange

under

such

be

are

Lo

retours.

With

the full

concurrence of

M.

Price, I have been taking

Measures for preventing further land-speculations

oa

the

in

the part of officers

Department of Works

thout an

end

Scandals which evel

orde

to

if they

act

entirely withint

injurious

bo the

foundation; are emper

reputation of the

Service

arcumstances would

Specially undesirable.

5. As regards

cars dat Price, your

Lndship will observe from

dis letter to me, copy of

which in

in exchred, that he

will of course bow to your

f

decision by taking leave absence previously & his final

letirement, if you

should

still think that desirable.

It is however evident that he is bitterly disappointed.

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