CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 347

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of the department, and -

letters have almost

many

daily to be exchanged

with members.

of

the

public alone, on the subject

of

land, buildings, drainage, :water supply, etc.

3.

It unfortunately

happened that the former Head Clerk, Mr Chan Afook, resigned his post before Mr. Brown & arrival, and

there was

practically

no

one in the office of the

Department

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Department who could fill

his place.

4.

Under these circumstances!"

on one

the late Mr. Stewart, while administering the Government during my absence, on Mr Brown's urgent representations, temporarily appointed month's probation, Mr. J. M. Luqueer, who had formerly been employed in a -mercantile firm, the affairs

of which have recently been wound up, to take

charge