CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 337

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full of husks and stones,

and added that this fact

alone was

sufficient

to explain the sickness referred to.

On the other hand

Major Dempster, while

admitting

the

inferiority

of the rice, declared that

it was up to the sample which formed the basis of the contract.

Shortly after this

Major General Gordon

resumed his duties at the

Gaol, and at once the rice supplied by the

Contractor was

rejected as

of inferior quality and dirty. Thereupon the Contractor produced a far better quality of

rice

which has since been

regularly supplied.

6.

I have marked

this despatch as Confidential not because I have any objection to its content being made known, if

Your

April

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333 full of husks and stones, and added that this fact alone was sufficient to explain the sickness referred to. On the other hand Major Dempster, while admitting the inferiority of the rice, declared that it was up to the sample which formed the basis of the contract. Shortly after this Major General Gordon resumed his duties at the Gaol, and at once the rice supplied by the Contractor was rejected as of inferior quality and dirty. Thereupon the Contractor produced a far better quality of rice which has since been regularly supplied. 6. I have marked this despatch as Confidential not because I have any objection to its content being made known, if Your April
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333 full of husks and stones, and added that this fact alone was sufficient to explain the sickness referred to. On the other hand Major Dempeter, while admitting the inferiority || of the rice, declared that Hat it was up to the sample which formed the basis of the contract. Shortly after this Major General Gordon resumed resumed his duties at the rejected Gaol, and at once the rice supplied by the Contractor as of inferior quality and dirty. Thereupon the Contractor produced a far better quality of rice which has since been regularly supplied. 6. I have marked this despatch as Confidential not because I have any objection to its contento being made known, if Your April
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full of husks and stones,

and added that this fact

alone was

sufficient

to explain the sickness referred to.

On the other hand

Major Dempeter, while

admitting

the

inferiority

||

of the rice, declared that

Hat

it was up to the sample which formed the basis of the contract.

Shortly after this

Major General Gordon

resumed

resumed his duties at the

rejected

Gaol, and at once the rice supplied by the

Contractor as

of inferior

quality and dirty. Thereupon the Contractor produced a far better quality of

rice

which has since been

regularly supplied.

6.

I have marked

this despatch as Confidential not because I have any objection to its contento being made known, if

Your

April

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