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from England to retaining permanently the services of such, As I might find here. The counter signature of warrants ought hardly I think to be entrusted to a Clerk whose knowledge would not be sufficient to enable him to judge of the accuracy of what he signs, nor does it seem by any means desirable that I should be
left here in such a position that, were I to be overtaken with severe illness, a by no means unusual contingency in this climate, the Consular Department would
be brought to a standstill, and Her Majesty's Consuls would either be deprived of Funds or the arrangements under which the monies are issued would require to be suspended
(Signed) W. H. Rennie
Auditor General.