professional knowledge; but I venture to think that unless his appointment were a permanent one, the consciousness of its temporary tenure would not conduce to their satisfactory exercise, and would at the same time seriously weaken the control
of the Goverdor.
22. The second alternative viz.:-the appointment of one or more specialist Engineers as permanent officers of the Government and to serve under the Surveyor General would appear to me the natural, and by far the preferable course. serve that apparently in order to preclude this course being adopted, Sir R. Raw- I ob- LINSON urges the importance and difficulty of the work to be undertaken and the consequent necessity of its being executed by an officer acting directly under his orders. But after conversation on the subject with distinguished officers of the Royal Engineers who may be held to be absolutely impartial, I cannot think that any one will venture to say that the work of water distribution compares in diffi- culty with that portion of the Water-works already completed; and as these have not only been executed, but well executed, under the system deprecated and apparently without any assistance from Sir R. RAWLINSON except in respect of design, I fail to see why the course which has answered so well with respect to the more difficult should be abandoned with respect to the less difficult work.
23. We have already in the Department Mr. ORANGE, now on leave, who was, I believe, selected by Sir R. RAWLINSON to take immediate charge of the Tytam Works and who under the supervision of the Surveyor General, performed that duty, I believe, very satisfactorily. If he is held to have the requisite special knowledge, I should propose that he be placed in immediate charge of the distribu- tion works: but if he is not qualified or (as I hear is probable) should not desire to return to the Colony; and if as I presume Mr. CHADWICK Would not accept a position subordinate to the Surveyor General, I would suggest that another Engineer should be selected for the appointment (to be considered as one in the permanent service) at such salary as would secure the requisite qualifications, he being, however, informed that he must at all times be prepared to undertake any Engineering Work which may be assigned to him by the Surveyor General.
24. For the special charge of the drainage, I propose to appoint Mr. COOPER if on enquiry instituted in England he should be held properly qualified. Mr. COOPER was, I understand, recommended as Sanitary Engineer to the Crown Agents by Mr. MANSERGH, the eminent Sewerage and Water-works Engineer (Member of the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers). He recently prepared the designs both for the water distribution and for the proposed new system of drainage of the town of Victoria, which were forwarded to Your Lordship in my despatches No. 175 of 1889 and No. 327 of 1888, respectively; and I would suggest that a further knowledge of Mr. COOPER might be obtained on the submission of these plans to some eminent Consulting Engineer. On this point, however, I deem it my duty to say that this Consulting Engineer should not in fairness be Sir R. RAWLINSON who has practically prejudged the incapability of our local officers, and condemned Mr. COOPER's design before he has seen it by recommending that design as well as execution should be entrusted to an officer of his own selection.
25. In conclusion I have to express the hope that Your Lordship will have seen your way to comply with the request forwarded by telegram on the 10th instant, for the immediate supply of the articles specified in the portion marked Urgently required" of the requisition for pipes, etc., compliance with which has been delayed on the recommendation of Sir R. RAWLINSON. These articles would, I understand, be required whatever the design of distribution works which may be sanctioned, and the delay in their supply is causing very great inconvenience. Owing to various causes, especially to the rapid growth of the town and to damage caused by a recent rain-storm of unprecedented severity there is at this moment a distressing want of water during an exceptionally hot season, in sine portions of Victoria; and until the pipes are supplied to us, there can, I am advised, be no adequate remedy.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
Humble Servant,
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