CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 228

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increase in the existing staff may be found adequate. Should the provisions, however, undergo serious modification or be deleted, in passing the Bill, the addition of two Inspectors would certainly not be sufficient.

The supervision exercised during the past 2 or 3 years must necessarily have been of a very perfunctory nature in consequence of the vast amount of building work in progress and the inadequacy of the Staff. As Er. Tooker states that he made representations to Mr. Ormsby regarding the inadequacy of the Staff, it appears that the responsibility rests principally with the latter.

(Sd.) Chatban, 15/5/08.

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# (2) 227 increase in the existing staff may be found adequate. Should the provisions, however, undergo serious modification or be deleted, in passing the Bill, the addition of two Inspectors would certainly not be sufficient. The supervision exercised during the past 2 or 3 years must necessarily have been of a very perfunctory nature in consequence of the vast amount of building work in progress and the inadequacy of the Staff. As Er. Tooker states that he made representations to Mr. Ormsby regarding the inadequacy of the Staff, it appears that the responsibility rests principally with the latter. (Sd.) Chatban, 15/5/08.

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A # (2) 227 > increase in the existing staff may be found adequate. Should the provisions, however, undergo serious modification or be delated, in passing the Bill, the addition of two Inspectors would cer- tainly not be sufficient. The supervision exercised during the past 2 or 3 years must necessarily have been of a very perfunctory nature in con- sequence of the vast amount of building work in progress and the inadequacy of the Staff. As Er.Tooker states that he made repre- sentations to Mr.Ormsby regarding the inadequacy of the Staff, it appears that the responsibility rests principally with the latter. (Sd.).Chatban, 15/5/108. J

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increase in the existing staff may be found adequate. Should the

provisions, however, undergo serious modification or be delated,

in passing the Bill, the addition of two Inspectors would cer-

tainly not be sufficient.

The supervision exercised during the past 2 or 3 years

must necessarily have been of a very perfunctory nature in con-

sequence of the vast amount of building work in progress and the

inadequacy of the Staff. As Er.Tooker states that he made repre-

sentations to Mr.Ormsby regarding the inadequacy of the Staff,

it appears that the responsibility rests principally with the

latter.

(Sd.).Chatban,

15/5/108.

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