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experience whatever. I may here mention that in November last

I lost a clerk with eight years services; (this loss was un-

avoidable) in May last, I lost one with ten years service. This

man was compelled to resign owing to the P.M.G's treatment.

In the same month (viz lay) the P.M.G. transferred a clerk from

my Department, who had a service of nearly six years and in

the following month June he transferred the next in Seniority;

a clerk with three years service. These changes left me with

two lads with a service of a little over two years; one lad

with a service of nearly twelve months; one lad with a service

of six months; the other three were entirely new to the work

and I may add that the places filled by these three have been

rendered vacant and filled again time and again. In fact, I

have had nearly twenty different Clerks within the last six

months. In conclusion I beg to point out that at each an

every transfer I pointed out to the P.M.G. the state he was

bringing my Departmentanto. He thought that so long as I got

a clerk in a Clerk's place I had nothing to complain of, but.

work. It is work that requires registration is not mere copying c careful training: - this

training cannot be effected in a few months; but takes years

before a clerk can be thoroughly up in this work. I would al-

so add that I pointed out to the Government, in my Report dated

June last, as plainly as I could my utter inability to carry

out