You conviction that:
the irregularities and discrepancies discovered
in the Recants were attributable to Mr. Forth's Predecessor. How Mr. Forth had been ordered
by you to furnish a statement of the Available balances,
Exclusive of any
Amount to the credit
of the diplomatic and consular branches in
Account of things
China to forth
as Mr. Forth
Hereupon proceeded to
sum up all the grants made for Diplomatics and Consular Services during several preceding
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preceding years, and after deducting any payments made out of those grants, he set down the remainder
balance available
As a
for the Colony. This
was Mr. Forth's own
Act; it had nothing
his
whatever to do with the Acts of Predecessor; and it
perfectly obvious that
it was incorrect in itself and contrary to
the
very
terms
of the
order under which
he was proceeding.
As Mr. Forth
pleaded that there