Bank Notes or money is brought to me, not received by me but by Clerk or Bookkeeper and duly entered it in Account Books. My attention not having been further drawn to it, it completely escaped my memory.
It remained with me until I had a private note from the Colonial Treasurer on the subject and within five minutes of which I sent him a Cheque for the amount.
I believe the reason both that the $3,000 and this passed out of my recollection is, that with the exception of Crown Rents, I have never during my tenure of Office received any other monies on behalf of the Government other than the two sums mentioned.
The Crown Rents I have remitted to the Treasury every Saturday and between the 10th March and the 26th July I received and forwarded to the Treasury on that account on Saturdays $9,400 - more than a month's revenue.
I am prepared to lay before the Executive Council my Books of Account by which they will see that