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substitute for

him, had his_

services been lost to the

Government.

7.

It happens,

moreover;

that Mr Shepherd's special Knowledge of the Land-tittes

will be of peculiar value

in connection with the

measure

I have in contemplation

for introducing a system of Registration annalogous

that of

8.

to

the Torrens Land Act

The salary offered

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to Mr. Shepherd in inducement

to

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to leave his government.

employment larger

was much

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even that which he

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will now receive, if Your - V Lordship sanctions the

proposed increase; and, since he declined acceptance, has proved sufficient temptation to cause the resignation of -

another

officer,

Mr Shelton

Hooper, whose emoluments were

considerably larger than those of Mr. Shepherd, (though

his service can be better

spared