30 December last.
Mr Mercer having been in the service since February 1844, the arrears are by him to the Superannuation Fund amount up to the jet bustant to the large Isum of
€ 395.19.3. (as per schedule 1.2.__ aunered) which he wishes to pay up
within 4 years, and in the
mean..
time is desirous to be considered
a contributor to the Superannuation Fund from the 1st distant.
The latter part of Mt. Merecis request I have acceded to, pending
the
pleasure of your Grace, and the former I beg to recommená-
most particularly to your
Grace's
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favourable consideration..
The merits and services
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Mr Mercer have been is vividly
so
brought by Sir George Bonham to the notice of Earl Grey in desṛatch
of 27th December 1848, marked "Leparate", as well
to your
as
Grace
in that of 20+ January, 1857, P11, that there is but little left for me to add thereto, beyond my
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perfectly coinciding in the Opinions expressed by His Excellency with regard
to Mr Mercer, and
therefore I thus confidently and respectfully recommend that his prayer may be granted..