CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 346

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344

in one

Mentor

Treasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public Account, I suggested, that the sum which had been transferred by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General Coffin's charge should be paid over to Mr. Stewart, the Treasurer and Financial Secretary to Government.

It appears from a Memorandum, of which I enclose a Copy that this can only be done with Your Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your Lordship will – if you see no necessary objection - give the Order.

I have to..

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

(True Copy.)

Michard Wrotham

(Copy)

Statement

I have received the letter and Account Current from the Public Agents. From the latter it would appear that the total Receipts have been

This amount is composed of

Said at Calcutta. Jay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichelo Agencies. Charges. 247744b 203,456.3 300,000 39419 L. 317964.472 4,808.. $1,047942.5/2

But of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agents.

which shows the absolute Receipts to be only

1,047,942-3/2 29,41042 $1,018,532-3/2

The Gross amount of Agencies is shown to be

of which 51.96414/2 29.410.2 are due by Government and this leaves 22,55442/2 in

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344 in one Mentor Treasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public Account, I suggested, that the sum which had been transferred by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General Coffin's charge should be paid over to Mr. Stewart, the Treasurer and Financial Secretary to Government. It appears from a Memorandum, of which I enclose a Copy that this can only be done with Your Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your Lordship will if you see no necessary objection - give the Order. I have to.. (Signed) Henry Pottinger. (True Copy.) Michard Wrotham (Copy) Statement I have received the letter and Account Current from the Public Agents. From the latter it would appear that the total Receipts have been This amount is composed of Said at Calcutta. Jay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichelo Agencies. Charges. 247744b 203,456.3 300,000 39419 L. 317964.472 4,808.. $1,047942.5/2 But of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agents. which shows the absolute Receipts to be only 1,047,942-3/2 29,41042 $1,018,532-3/2 The Gross amount of Agencies is shown to be of which 51.96414/2 29.410.2 are due by Government and this leaves 22,55442/2 in
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344 in one Mentor Treasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public. Account, I suggested, that the sum which had boom transformed. by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General. Coffin's charge- should be paid over to Mr. Stewart, the Treasurer and Financial. Secretary to Government. It appears from a. Memorandum, of which. I enotose a Copy that this can. only be done by with. Your Mr. Coffin Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your.. Lordsh will if you see no necessary Order. that objection - give. the I have to.. (Signed) Henry Pottinger. (True Copy.) Michard Wrotham (Copy) Statement I have received the letter and Account Current from the Priblic Agents . From the latter it = would been appear that the total Receipts have This amount is composed of Said at Calcutta. Jay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichele Agencies. Charges. 247744b 203,456.3 300,000 39419 L. 317964.472 4,808.. $1,047942.5/2 But of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agouts. which shows the absolute Receipts to be only 1,047,942-3/2 29,41042 $1,018,53 2-3/2 The Cross amount of Agencies is shower to be of which 51.96414/2 29.410.2 are due by Government and this leaves 22,55442/2 in
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344

in one

Mentor

Treasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public. Account, I suggested, that the sum which had boom transformed. by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General. Coffin's charge- should be paid

over to Mr. Stewart,

the Treasurer and Financial. Secretary to Government.

It appears from a. Memorandum, of which. I enotose a Copy that this can. only be done by

with.

Your

Mr. Coffin Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your.. Lordsh will – if you see no

necessary Order.

that

objection - give.

the

I have to..

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

(True Copy.)

Michard Wrotham

(Copy)

Statement

I have received the letter and Account Current

from the Priblic Agents . From the latter it =

would

been

appear that the total Receipts have

This amount is composed of

Said at Calcutta.

Jay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichele

Agencies. Charges.

247744b 203,456.3

300,000

39419

L.

317964.472

4,808..

$1,047942.5/2

But of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agouts.

which shows the absolute Receipts

to be only

1,047,942-3/2

29,41042

$1,018,53 2-3/2

The Cross amount of Agencies is

shower to be

of

which

51.96414/2 29.410.2

are due by Government and this

leaves

22,55442/2

in

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