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a change would be made in his case. But as the principal keeper has already been transferred to another station it is deemed best to take no further action in the matter than to request you to reprimand the first assistant keeper Cook, and second assistant keeper Dutcher, the one for absenting himself from his station without leave from his chief three times; and the other for having absented himself from his station without leave from his chief five times, and be informed that it is expected that they will not hereafter leave their stations without permission; and that further infringement of that rule on their part, will subject them, when report of the fact is received at this