CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 743

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if possible, for his transfer to another Colony:.

He must not expect that I shall possibly build up a case for his transfer which will mean promotion, but, I trust that elsewhere and in the discharge of other duties he will gain the confidence of the Government under which he serves, and thus make a claim to promotion hereafter.

7.

but Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. May must also be censured, though less severely for their respective shares in the responsibility for what happened, I am glad, however, to add that I regard the blame which attaches to Mr. May as comparatively slight, and I recognise that he showed zeal and capacity in other respects during his short tenure of the office of Treasurer.

8. As regards Mr. Nicolle's the Auditor I shall not anticipate the judgment of the Comptroller and Auditor General upon his share in the matter. It must, however, be recognised that his position was a difficult one, and that as a new comer to the Colony, called upon to introduce and carry out a system to which there was strong local hostility, it was intelligible that he should ...

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737 DRAFT. if possible, for his transfer to another Colony:. He must not expect that I shall possibly build up a case for his transfer which will mean promotion, but, I trust that elsewhere and in the discharge of other duties he will gain the confidence of the Government under which he serves, and thus make a claim to promotion hereafter. 7. but Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. May must also be censured, though less severely for their respective shares in the responsibility for what happened, I am glad, however, to add that I regard the blame which attaches to Mr. May as comparatively slight, and I recognise that he showed zeal and capacity in other respects during his short tenure of the office of Treasurer. 8. As regards Mr. Nicolle's the Auditor I shall not anticipate the judgment of the Comptroller and Auditor General upon his share in the matter. It must, however, be recognised that his position was a difficult one, and that as a new comer to the Colony, called upon to introduce and carry out a system to which there was strong local hostility, it was intelligible that he should ...
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737

DRAFT.

if possible,for his transfer to another Colony:.

He must not expect that I

r

such

not

ů

possibly build

up

transfer will mean, promotion, but, I

trust that elsewhere and in the dis-

different

charge of other duties he will gain the confidence of the Government andet kan Gevoeldet, under which he serves, and thus म a claim to promotion

hereafter.

7.

but

Mr.Wodehouse and Mr.May must also

be censured also less severely for their

respective shares in the responsibility

for what happened, f I am glad, how- ever, to add that I regard the blame which attaches to Mr.May as compara-

tively slight, and I recognise that he showed zeal and capacity in other res-

pects during his short tenure of the

office of Treasurer.

8. As regards Mr.Nicolle's the Audito I shall not anticipate the judgment of

the Comptroller and Auditor General

upen tris share in the matter. It

must, however, be recognised that his

position was a difficult one, and that

as a new comer to the Colony, called

upon to introduce and carry out a

system to which there was strong local

hostility, it was intelligible that he

should

LAKIN ALAN

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