CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 346

12.

of the Water and

Draviage

great deal

Department throws a

of clerical work, especially in

the keeping of the accounts, upon M : Cooper himself,

and though

it is of the utmost importance

that Mr. Cooper should maintain

circumstances the

under

any

oir

control and mana

a gene

nent of the

Water and Gravir.

Pravirage Works, rather than that they should pass into :other hands at their present stage,

the European clerical supervision to be obtained by the amalgama.

tion

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sion of the two Departments,

and the centralisation of the Stores Department, will leave

Mr Cooper free to devore a

considerable proportion of his

sime, which is now taken up

by performing such work himself, to the duties of the Surveyor General,

on my previous

10.

- despatol. I have expressed my high opinion of Me Cooper, but

I would like to add here, that

consider that he possesses ini

as eminent degree the adminis_

trative