CO129-315 - Public Offices & Others - 1902 — Page 522

Cook on th

algust of the crimmstances of their under

which their agreements cancelled.

were

As the mistake

made in the wording of there agmoment has undertteally involved handships to there

man

who

MoWor

to have done

appear

conorderable

amount of work abor six

in the

hours a day Colony, I condered that they had

to

some moral claimin

compensation.

and without

achmitting any legal bibility

I caused

a

offer to br

made to them that

h

they

should be granted the pound. alkematialy that

each

or alt

the matter should be referred

bo

you for further enquing

to be reconsidered

and report to be

when I had additional

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information and advice before

me

Messor Wylic and

Cook have selected the

former

conroe

and I have

accordingly caused the letter,

A

upy of which is Enclosed, to be added to the Comm Agent for the Colonies.

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