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No. 327.

(GRENADA.)

TREASURY SOLICITOR to TREASURY.

Treasury, April 10, 1865. My Lords having been pleased to refer to me a letter (herewith returned) from the Colonial Office covering the copy of a Despatch from the Governor in Chief of the Windward Islands with a Grenada Act to legalise the security of guarantee societies in the case of certain public servants, I have considered the same and beg to

Report

That the Attorney General of the Island is under an erroneous impression in sup- posing "that these societies do not hold themselves liable for any defalcations, except-

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ing there be a criminal conviction of the defaulter," no such condition being inserted

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in the bonds of the European Assurance Society whose guarantee is accepted by Her Majesty's Government.

I beg further to report, that the request of Sir F. Rogers to be furnished with “ "authorised statement to be forwarded to the Colony as to the conditions subject to "which guarantee societies are liable to make good losses caused by the default of "officers guaranteed by them " may be complied with by forwarding to him the enclosed bond of the European Assurance Society, which affords the requisite informa-

I am, &c. (Signed)

tion.

G. A. Hamilton, Esq.

H. R. REYNOLDS.

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