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Sir C. Fiddes
It is very difficult to know what
to advise on this. Further local enquiry, even
by an expert from outside, would be greatly
impaired by the inability of Mr. Fisher to
give evidence and be cross-examined
he has
retired on pension through 111 health. Moreover,
a searching enquiry into the ways of Mr. Cha-
that,
a member of the Ex. and well as of the
Leg. Council,
order
eng since 1900, would be rather a big busi="
hése
-
especially as the Gov. takes a lenient
view of his conduct, and Mr. Fisher's written
chicken to rating charges, on which we have to demand an enquiry,
Lo demand, an
are certainly loose and inaccurate, and actua
ted in part by strong personal antagonism.
Mr. Chatham is just 55 and cannot be retired
under the age limit till he reaches 60. Other-
wise the best remedy would probably be that he
should be called on to take his pension.
I am rather inclined to minute this paper
to Sir M.A. Cameron and ask him if he can find
time to read these papers and let us know whe-
ther he considers the proceedings of Mr. Cha-:
tham sufficient to call for '{ so far as we can
estimate them from our documents) serious enough
to
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11 for a formal enquiry by a Commissioner from
outside the Colony I doubt myself whether such
an enquiry by an outsider would be of much use under
the circumstances.
But first I think we should get Mr. Chatham's
remarks on 3815 as Mr. Robinson proposes
-
the spe-
cial question of quantity surveying had better be
dealt with separately and subsequently.
Are
alonen Pr.
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