CO129-266 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [1-3] — Page 288

occurrence

matter of ordinary in the Post Office, that soldiers are not always readily avail- able, that it would be difficult to obtain the services of the ~ for any lengthened

same sen

are

as must

period, and that if men "always changing, happen in the

in the ordinary of Military requirements, the requisite efficiency of labour

course

could never be attained, and

occur

mistakes would probably which might lead to serious

publia

public

inconvenience. Inv

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view

of these objections which are

of

undoubtedly reasonable, I am unable to endorse the recom- mendation of the Retrenchment Committee as to the employment soldiers in the Post Office which was, in all probability, made in ignorance of the frequency of the emergencies to which the staff is subject, as the proposal for obtaining assistance from the military is not satisfactory the Committee do not appear to

have