TORRENS, [Sir] Robert [Richard] September 3rd 1862

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Torrens Park

[W.H. Archer, Melbourne]

(A.L.S. 8pp 18cm)

Ward already accepted post offered by New South Wales. Recommends Sanderson as Assistant Registrar General. Salaries too low to attract competent surveyors. Recommends Denton as surveyor. Low salaries attract all that is mediocre, commonplace, vapid and repels all that is superior, intellectual and energetic. "I hold this deterioration of the material of the public service to be one of the worst results induced upon us by democracy..." Two of his officers, Andrews and Thomas orderly and punctual if not brilliant.

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