CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 651

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pressed Mr. May to accept the appointment, and it was after these instances that he was able to act. Soon after, I informed the Colonial Secretary confidentially, for my own considerations, that three out of his four principal subordinates were either wholly incompetent to do their work or were not doing a fair day's work. The result of these representations was that the three Officers in question were compulsorily retired at the end of the year.

I also succeeded in getting in arrears of revenues. Under the supervision exercised in certain directions, I was required to stop the system of misappropriations that had been going on for years.

I acted as Treasurer for four critical months and drew half salary. In view of these considerations, I request that I be absolved from pecuniary responsibility for the amount that was misappropriated during the time that I was acting.

I worked hard and with considerable diligence.

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645 pressed Mr. May to accept the appointment, and it was after these instances that he was able to act. Soon after, I informed the Colonial Secretary confidentially, for my own considerations, that three out of his four principal subordinates were either wholly incompetent to do their work or were not doing a fair day's work. The result of these representations was that the three Officers in question were compulsorily retired at the end of the year. I also succeeded in getting in arrears of revenues. Under the supervision exercised in certain directions, I was required to stop the system of misappropriations that had been going on for years. I acted as Treasurer for four critical months and drew half salary. In view of these considerations, I request that I be absolved from pecuniary responsibility for the amount that was misappropriated during the time that I was acting. I worked hard and with considerable diligence. **IV** 17
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645

pressed Mr. May to accept the

appointment, and it

these linenstances

ivat tur

to

act, Sov

after

Le

atenmad the duties of the offices

be informed the Colonial hicretary confidentially, for my. siderations, that three out of his four principals

subordinates were either

their work

and that it

past

wholly incompetent,

impossible

a

to get anything approaching fair day's work out of any of then. The result of thickes representations

was that thes

three Officers is questions were compulsorily retired at thounds

of the year.

Ste.

also

I

in getting in arrears of revenues. Under the

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at that

vsta

I theick, to be

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derids

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gaving

years.

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for four crifi

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This acting tere he drew no

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acting

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insappropriated

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acting

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