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duties properly. The Colonial Secretary had to warn him
more than once that he would be reported if he did not
improve.
4.
Mr. Craig was absent on leave
from December, 1903, to December, 1904, and on his return
his health was bad and he gave less satisfaction than
before. Finally in a minute dated the 22nd. November, 1905,
of which I enclose a copy, the Chief Clerk reported him to
the then Acting Colonial Secretary Mr. T. Sercombe
Smith
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as inefficient and urged that steps should be
taken to relieve him of his duties at an early date. Mr.
Smith was, however, unwilling to deal with the matter,
which was therefore postponed pending the return of Mr. Bay'
from leave. Meanwhile, Mr. Craig fell ill and was granted
a year's leave from March, 1906, to March, 1907, and when
he returned Mr. May declined, owing to the numerous
mistakes discovered in his work, to put him back in the
Registry. He was instead placed in charge of licences,
although such work was too simple for such a highly paid
Officer, and in July, 1907, he was transferred to act as
Principal Clerk in the Sanitary Department because he was
considered unnecessarily expensive in the Colonial
Secretary's Office. Since then he has not been employed in
that
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