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Mr Jones) and has carried out the duties

of the post with general approbation, it is

not possible to overlook his claims to the

permanent appointment.

19.

I have dwelt at

hisclai

some length on the

various points raised in this memorial, as

I greatly regret that the signatories should

entertain the impression that their claims

have been overlooked or needlessly set

aside.

The statements which have been made

from time to time in various despatches and

reports have borne high testimony to the

good service done by the cadets of the

Colony.

I have recently received your des-

patch No.547 of the 18th December, which

shows that during 1902 all the passed cadets

and the senior unpassed cadet, when not on

leave, have been holding acting appointments

various in official standing, but collec-

tively of the greatest importance to the

efficiency