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not meet with

favour

as

it was considered that the

Staff of the Public Works

Department was already sufficiently large.

My

3.

opinion

agrees with Your Lordship's

and the late Mr. Brown is that it is desirable to

appoint. Surveyor General specially :selected for the post with a view to his qualifications for succeeding to the post

an Assistant

of

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of Surveyor General during the temporary absence of that officer, and Mr Cooper whom I have consulted in the matter holds the

same view.

4.

inserted

Accordingly I have

of $4,800

a sum

in the Estimates for 1899

for such

an

appointment,

and as soon as the Council shall have passed the Estimates I shall communieste

further with Your Lordship

forwarding