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than I proceeded to ascertain the working

y

the various branches of my.

Department, and afterwards & correspond will the

Government from time to time upon the

Grave

and unchecked irregularitie,

which I had disemered, the neglect of

Kineral Kine

years past.

3. After having port my office

in order

anly awaiting

the result.

of the suffections

and communications which I had felt

bound to make, upon the departure.

of

Mr. Justice Wise, my

predecessor in office

immediate

edi

who like his predeconor_

he himself had replaced, Sapplied

for the temporary meanery

acancy

his departure when Iwas

Can

e)

informed

Mr. T. S. Smith, the Apistant-

Regist

That

$

Registren - Seneral, an officer conunderably

junior to myself

in the service, who wan

called to the bar in hovember, 1893, 63

less than 3 years ahp, and who was at

the time actin

acting

the absence

a

aj

magistrate during

the titular officer,

leave of

Mr. Wodehouse, would be appointed to this

post

4.

m

Considered.

reprence of a protest

myself justified

Circumstances

р

I w

under the

B lay bepure the Sevenment

I was informed

local purposes only.

that Mr. Smith hand

in a similar e.

hand previmaly

acted

and had given

capacity and

satisfaction, and that

would be

State.

my protest Develing

ded 576

I 47h Dece

Jurmanden

5. On the 28th Cepil list, understanding

that Mr. Goodman, the Attinez - inerat,

Ly