CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 185

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3.

Besides the reasons

re.

ed so

that specially tell against- the combinations already ferred to, I think it wise that in this Colony, where health suffers from a prolonged journ, the number of officials should not be unduly reduced so that the temporary filling of vacancies caused by of- fivers, on leave of absence

may

being

be carried out without

unnecessary.

Н.

strain.

The doubling of the

duties

duties

as

of certain officials recommended by the Retrench_ ment Committee caused, it is

true, a saving at the time, but I doubt the wisdom of the economy and its reality, because it leads to applications for the appointment of deputies in the offices affected.

5.

I may add that I have

ob

come to these conclusions solely from my own independent or servation, but I find quiry that they

on en

are endorsed

by

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