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Minute by the Colonial Secretary to the Registrar General.

You know more about Mr Irving than I do. I

should say he was quite sympathetic.

Minute by Mr Brewin, Registrar General, to Colonial Secretary.

(27th March, 1908.)

Yes, Mr Irving is quite sympathetic, and gets on well with the leading Chincae. They will be pleased to hear he is to act during my absence.

Minute by His Excellency the Governor.

(28th March, 1908.)

Approved.

In this correspondence I desire to draw

attention to the following points, for reasons which I shall

make plain later:-

(a)

(b)

In the Colonial Secretary's original propo-

sals, the acting appointment of Postmaster

General was assigned to Mr Wolfe over my head,

though he is many years my junior.

The ignorance of my character, which the

Colonial Secretary expressed himself as having,

though he had twice seen my work as Registrar

General.

Later in 1908, upon the death of the Postmaster

General Mr Johnston, the Colonial Secretary, Mr May, telephon-

and asked me whether I was a candidate for the va-

cant post. He explained that in his opinion Mr Messer had

superior claims, and that therefore he could not recommend

ed to me,

me.

He added that if I pressed what claims I had, it might