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that I am absolutely not certain that a contract has been strictly fulfilled. Since Her Majesty's Forces took possession of this Island.
I have therefore every confidence and hope (inasmuch as I am personally deeply interested) that due allowance will be made in the event of losses by the failure of Contractors and other unforeseen Causes, but the Rule which Lieut Ouchterlony has remarked is not, in my humble judgment
only in proper
My
me
in
a necessary and
but I believe it to be in fact in all
Places under the Queen's or East India Company's Governments.
Indeed, it might be inquired where
money is paid in advance to the Executive Officer
of
any Department if it were not debited for the time to his name,
how is it to be included at all
in the Current Disbursements?
I am
exceedingly sorry to observe that Your Lordship should have for a moment imagined
that by my letter No 231 I meant to convey any such meaning as it appears to have borne in
your eyes.
I merely intended to say, that had Lieut: Ouchterlony's letter not come to me through Your Lordship I should perhaps not have noticed it at all and as it certainly struck me as directly justifying that Officer's first Communication (on grounds which I could not admit), and also as Containing a vast deal of irrelevant explanation
I was thence led to think it possible Your Lordship had not fully perused it.
There were circumstances attending
that letter which I have not before thought it worth while to intrude on Your Lordship, but
which I now feel it due to myself to explain
rather
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that I am absolutely not curtain that a contract has been strictly fulfilled. Since Ster Majesty's Forces took possession of this Iland.
I have therefore every confidence and- hope (masmuch as I am personally deeply interested) that due allowance will be made in the event of losses by the failure. of Contractors and other unforseen Causes, but the Rule- which Lient Ouchterlony has remarked is not- humble judgment
only in proper
My
me
in
a. necessary and
but I believe it to be in face in all-
Places under the Queen's or East India Company's Governments.
Indeed, it might be inquired where.
money is paid. in advance to the Executive Officer
of
any Department if it were not debited for the time to his name,
how is it to be included at all
in the Current Disbursements?
I am
exceedingly sorry to observe that Your Lordship should have for a moment imagined
that. by my letter No 231 I meant to convey any such fineaning as it appears to have borne in
your eyes.
I merely intended to say, that had Lieut : Ouchtertony's letter not come to me through Your Lordship I should perhaps not have.__
at
noticed it all and as it certainly struck me as
directly justifying that Officers first Communication (on grounds which I could pot admict), and also as Containing a vast deal of irrelevant explanation
I was thence led to think it possible. Your Lordship had not fully perused it.
There were circumstances altending
that letter which I have not before, thought it worth while to intrude on Your Lordship, but
which I now feel it due to myself to explain
rather
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