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with this

appointment in

my despatch W. 94 of 9th

ultime, but even presuming appointment to be

the

vacant I am not prepared, without further consideration, to inform Your Lordship - of those in the Colony-

who

would be the most

competent person to fill it.

With reference to

4.

Mr. Malsch's complaint. that he has been classed. as Second Executive Engineer

Mr

Mr Brown has suggested that there should be no classification

of

the 1st 2nd and 3rd Executive

Engineers, but that they-

should all rank alike their

names appearing

in the

to

official lists according seniority. To this proposal of Mr Brown I can see no objection.

5.

In his letter to

the Surveyor General of the 23rd of April, Mr. Malsch states that he would only be ~

prepared