stating that he is desired to request that M. Hamilton will move your Lordships to take these papers into Consideration,
And to inform the Duke of Newcastle
Concur in the decision
whether
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adopted by the Governor and Council, from which the Duke of Newcastle sees no
Cause to dissent
Sir Frederick Bruce adds, that if this should be the case
Mr. Gunthorpe's suspension will be converted into dismissal.
Upon which we beg leave to report that the defalcation referred to has occurred in the monies received by Mr. Gunthorpe for Emigration Probate Licences in January and February 1860, which were not paid into the Treasury, and of which no entry
was made in the
books of the Office.
This
omission is proved and is admitted by Mr. Gunthorpe, but
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his explanation is that these monies, with other Emigration business, were separately attended to by Mr. Newman and that the money collected on
this Account were under Mr. Newman's sole charge, and were handed over to him at his express desire.
We have to observe that it appears from information derived from the Colonial Accounts in this Office, that Mr. Inglis, the Harbour Master, rendered the Accounts
of Collections in this Department, to May 1859, in which Accounts Emigration Broker's license fees
were included; He
then left on leave of absence, and was succeeded temporarily by Mr. Newman, who rendered the Accounts as Acting Harbour Master from June to December 1859, after which date, in consequence of illness, he was absent from his Office, and Mr. Gunthorpe took charge of the Department in January 1860.