CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 795

transference of the Assistant

Assistant Surveyor

General to the Praya Reclamation

Works, the abse

of two of

the

Engineers on leave, and the

resignation of the Land Officer, Brown (the Surveyor General) found

his Department Short handed

for

its ordinary

were added the

wry

duties.

"When to these

enormous dama

damage.

caused

by the

vrecedented rain-

May.

nprecedented

storm of the 29th and 30th of Dr.

last, the position of affairs

easily

understood.

3.

can

be

It has not been possible

to

to make even a comme

792

ncement

of

more than one or two of the urgently

sanctioned last

and

required public works which Your Lordship I see no hope of any

progress being

year,

substantial

made with them,

–

-unless the Department is much m

entirely

strengthened and entire

ረ-

organized.

I enclose, for Your

4.

Lordship's consideration, Mr Brown's

5th July, 1889.

Enclosure A. views on the subject, and

I do not

doubt that he will satisfy you,

he how satisfied

net

that

a

considera ble

i