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series, called for by,

and initiative of,

new and improved system of. Rate collection.

It is not sufficient for you

to

that

Day

the insertion in pencil is irregular, and

of a Subordinate; it was

the clerical error your duty to see that occurred, and had signed the paper

have been some

the

wrong

you

no such irregularity

not most improperly blank, there would possibility at least that

date and the irregular pencil insertion might have been avoided.

On

Your

Postscript I am to remark:

that nothing in clause XIX

of the

Ordinance exonerates the Colonial Treasurer

from a proper discharge of his duties.- Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they are unfortunately necessary by the time of your

the matter is now assuming

rendered

letter and

a

very

serious appearance, for, as this letter

is in course

of draft

a letter is

received from the Acting Judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, who

forwards

one

of your notices, points out

its irregularity,

and reports the impossibility of issuing upon it those

very

warrants which

you yourself

represented as having been issued

the present instant.

the notice is signed by

you and

on

similar in its informalities to that already brought to

your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective.

This Excellency the Acting Governor will be glad if you can

means

but

suggest any remedy for this error, which, at the discretion of Mr

while, the

for Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even

now do so

with loss in addition, unless

promptly

received

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