Colonial Secretary's Inwards Correspondence (S5253)

[Written in RED] 59/5666.

[Memo?] [Under?] the application from the Bench of Magistrates, Gladstone, and the recommendation of the Government Resident at Port Curtis ; I see no Retd. G. F. B. 2 Nov. 59.

59/6190.

[Official Stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY No. 6169 2 NOV 59 NEW SOUTH WALES

[Written in RED] 59 . 4209. [Illegible] Oct. [A C Gregory] Application for Surveyor Genl. Mr. S. Burrowes 59/115. 2nd. feb. 1860 :

Sydney 12th. October 1859.

Sir, In consequence of the near approach of the Separation of Moreton Bay from New South Wales, I have the honor to again request you to Submit to His Excellency the Govenor General, My application for the Appointment of Surveyor General in the New Province.

It is I conceive unnecessary to recapitulate Services under the Government in Australia during the past 17 years, as they are doubtless Sufficiently known to His Excellency, And I trust that the experience obtained during so long a period in the Department of the Public

The Honorable The Secretary for Lands &c. &c. &c.

[Margin] Submitted [Illegible]

To be [Illegible] when the Appts. is made [Illegible Signature] 18 Oct.

[Illegible] 17 A.C. Gregory Esq. 21 : October 1859.

Middle of November with 59/3701.

Public Service will entitle my Application to favourable Consideration.

At present I am en route to Western Australia on private business of pressing nature but I shall return to Sydney by the December Mail Steamer. I have the honor to be Sir Your Obedient Servant A. C. Gregory.

[Margin] Forwarded to the Chief Secretary ( [& director?], & Secretary for Law,) as same reference may possibly be made to Sir Geo. Bowen. [Illegible Initials]

R. C. [Illegible]. Principal U. Secretary

To be forwarded to be bought under the notice of Sir George Bowen. [Illegible Initials]

Seen G.F.B. Sent away

I have submitted to His Excellency your letter of Saturday's date and have received his commands to inform you that the answer to your application was dictated solely by a regard for the present and future requirements of the public service, which did not offer an opening for the employment of your Services, & by a request & yr own convenience lest [] shd. [] hoping that it will be [] the []'s promis to realise

His Excellency permits me to add that which I consider to be sufficient between [] allusions to myself that [] I entertain but a feeling of regret to beleive that your hopes have been disappointed, and that of your allusions to myself I have? for this notice []

[written across top of page, in red ink] {60 - 3 ~ .............................. 2^d January, 1859.} {Dist. Surveyor Wood.}

{District Surveyor Wood to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary of Queensland [underlined in red] informing him that he has applied for his services to be Continued under the Government of New South Wales and requesting that a successor may be appointed for the Leichardt [sic] & Port Curtis Districts &c ... &c ... &c}

[on right] Surveyor Generals [sic] Office Sydney 27^th December 1859

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Sir

Understanding that the Northern Districts have been erected into a separate Colony under the Name of Queensland, I do myself the honor very respectfully to inform You that I have applied to the Government of New South Wales to continue my services under that Government; At the time I accepted the District Surveyorship of the Leichardt [sic] and

[on right] Port

[bottom of left margin]

To the Hon^ble the

Colonial Secretary

Brisbane

[written diagonally, in left margin, and across bottom of page]

{M^r Wood. 3 Jan^ry 1860. Resignation accepted with the Expression of His Excellencys [sic] upset that the Public Service of this Colony should be deprived of his Services; - and an intimation that the Government will take advantage of his offer to assist Brisbane, and, that if it should be consistent with his private convenience to defer his final retirement for 6 months, [the?] Governemtn will be happy to [...] in such an arrangement. [initials, on right] A.O.M.}

to the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant H. C. Gregory Servr. General.

[Margin] Submit to Council. This [Illegible] [how?] desirable it is that the same person shd. be Chief Commr. & Surveyor Gnl. [Answer Mr. [Buckland?] that Mr. [Patten?] has been sent. G. F. B. [Jun] 6/1860. Done

[Written in RED] 9th Jany. 1860_ 60/29_ R. [Thomas] Tenders for Land in the Dist. of Kennedy

[Margin] E. C. Done

Sydney 30 December 1859 Sir We have the honor to inform you that we have in accordance with an advertisement in the Government Gazette of this Colony sent in to the Lands commissioner here certain on behalf of Messrs S. & W. Davidson of Cunning Downs tenders /\ for Runs in the recently proclaimed district of Kennedy but as the Separation of Queensland has taken place since that notice we deem it due to our constituents intrested in the said Runs to inform you thereof , and to say that we have requested the Commissioner to forward the tenders to you We have the honor to be Sir Your obedient Servts. R Kennedy.

To the Hon. The Colonial Secretary Queensland.

May be refered to the [Notice], in the Queensland Goverment Gazette. A.O.M. 10 Jany. Yes GFB Mr. Samuel 13 January 1860.

I perfectly agree with Captain Wickham if it be necessary - Applicant has the best claim_ Wm. Anthony Brown. Sheriff. 28/12/59.

[Margin] Refer to the Attorney-General for his opinion. GFB Jan 3/60

Refer to the Honorable the Attorney General. A.O.W. B.C. 6 January 1860.

Nothing further appears to be necessary. A.O.W. 10 Jany GFB [Illegible]