CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 167

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his failure short of dismissal. Looking also to the fact that Eves has already failed to carry out precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers and has interpolated his own judgment in giving effect to them by omitting to make the borings near the Piers as he was told to do, I am of opinion that it would be advisable that the head of the Public Works Department should from time to time visit the Bridges &c., regarding which the Chief Resident Engineer may receive precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers, and report to me whether or not those instructions are being accurately and properly carried out. Until Your Lordship and this Government have received the report of the Consulting Engineers it would be premature to discuss any issues which may arise out of that report, and my only reason for addressing Your Lordship at the present time is because the pressing question of the retention or dismissal of the Chief Resident Engineer will immediately arise on the receipt of the report. In order therefore to avoid delay it appears desirable that I should place my views before you so that an immediate decision may be arrived at upon this matter. The course I have suggested would appear to be in the interests of the Consulting Engineers who will naturally desire to be assured

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166 his failure short of dismissal. Looking also to the fact that Eves has already failed to carry out precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers and has interpolated his own judgment in giving effect to them by omitting to make the borings near the Piers as he was told to do, I am of opinion that it would be advisable that the head of the Public Works Department should from time to time visit the Bridges &c., regarding which the Chief Resident Engineer may receive precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers, and report to me whether or not those instructions are being accurately and properly carried out. Until Your Lordship and this Government have received the report of the Consulting Engineers it would be premature to discuss any issues which may arise out of that report, and my only reason for addressing Your Lordship at the present time is because the pressing question of the retention or dismissal of the Chief Resident Engineer will immediately arise on the receipt of the report. In order therefore to avoid delay it appears desirable that I should place my views before you so that an immediate decision may be arrived at upon this matter. The course I have suggested would appear to be in the interests of the Consulting Engineers who will naturally desire to be assured

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166 his failure short of dismissal. Looking also to the fact that . Eves has already failed to carry out precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers and has inter- -polated his own judgment in giving effect to them by omitting to make the borings near the Pridres as he was told to do, I am of opinion that it would be advisable that the wead of the Public Works Department should from time to time visit the Bridges &c., regarding which the Chief Resident Engineer may receive precise instructions from the Consulting Engineers, and report to me whether or not those instructions are being accurately and properly carried out. Until Your Lordship and this Government have received the report of the Consulting Engineers it would be premature to discuss any issues which may arise out of that report, and my only reason for addressing Your Lorship at the present time is because the pressing question of the retention or dismissal of the Chief Resident Engineer will immediately arise on the receipt of the report. In order therefore to avoid delay it appears desirable that I should place my views before you so that an immediate decision may be arrived at upon this matter. The course have suggested would appear to be in the interests of the Consulting Marineers who will naturally desire to be assured

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his failure short of dismissal. Looking also to the fact

that . Eves has already failed to carry out precise

instructions from the Consulting Engineers and has inter-

-polated his own judgment in giving effect to them by

omitting to make the borings near the Pridres as he was

told to do, I am of opinion that it would be advisable

that the wead of the Public Works Department should from

time to time visit the Bridges &c., regarding which the

Chief Resident Engineer may receive precise instructions

from the Consulting Engineers, and report to me whether or

not those instructions are being accurately and properly

carried out. Until Your Lordship and this Government have

received the report of the Consulting Engineers it would be

premature to discuss any issues which may arise out of that

report, and my only reason for addressing Your Lorship

at the present time is because the pressing question of

the retention or dismissal of the Chief Resident Engineer

will immediately arise on the receipt of the report. In

order therefore to avoid delay it appears desirable that

I should place my views before you so that an immediate

decision may be arrived at upon this matter. The course

have suggested would appear to be in the interests of the

Consulting Marineers who will naturally desire to be

assured

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