7.
暫
6.
issued by order of the Lieutenant_
-Lovernor, and signed by
in
me
my capacity of acting
for the Colonial Secretary, -
which functions I exercised
24th November,
up to
the
when
Colonel
to his duties.-
7.
Caine returned
In January, 1852,
(two month's after Mr.
Mereer's are
I was
the
again
arrival
in
the Colony),
entrusted with
Colonel Caine
leaves
duties of Colonial
Secretary, when
applied for 8 days' have of
absence..
better to
the enclosed
the address of the Dreument I.
Chief Magistrate conformes
the
8.
above statement. -
I beg here to observe
came outs
that Mr Mercer with Sir John Davis in may,
1844, as
m
Private Secretary; and
the 25th October of
the
same year bir sohn Davis
appointed him to act as
Clerk
to the
Chief
Colonial Treasurer,
in which situation he continued
up to
пр
hur
the 3/4 January, 1845; and, on the resignation of ott hely, Montgomery Martin, Sir John Davis appointed him Rating
1845.
Colonial Treasurer, in
Office Le
was
which
altimately
be had
confirmed by Earl Erez in August, 18457. – I make this Statement to show to your Grace that, if regard to Seniority, this officer is
in the Service my junior by upwards of seven years.-