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Development Scheme for placing/in the hands of Mr.
Duncan a fairly junior officer in the Public Works Department knowing he could not possibly carry it through instead of having a real expert out when the Scheme was decided to be separate from the Public Works? Who has been placed in charge now and at whose instigation and what is the salary attached to it?
Who promised Mr. Duncan the post of Director of Public Works upon Mr. Perkin's retirement and so forced his Government when Mr. Duncan did not obtain the Directorship into providing him a special billet with no care or regard for the other more Senior Officers' feelings in the Public Works Department? Who tries to arrange all other posts and interfere with all other Departments run by Cadet Officers or otherwise? The answer to all these questions will be found to be the
though presumably the responsibility lies with the Governor
same man'.
Surely the time has come for the present Home Government to make drastic changes.
The Assistant Colonial Secretary since his return to the Island in January last has lived at Government House where he can at all times consult, persuade, or shall it be said intimidate the Governor about all sorts of affairs.
It is incredible and disgraceful how much of this has been done during the present crisis,
It is neither right nor seemly that such things should be. Why should one officer be able to score so heavily? Others are not so helped. The difference between living in freequarters at Government House and between having to run entirely or even share a house is enormous. In addition to which a house (Government
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