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any of Lieut : Buchterlong's Official letters of variety of dates up to the 11th of last Month, the 2nd of August, that Officer wrote to the Officiating Deputy Secretary to Government: finally closing the Timber Account and applying for allowances - in which letter he also stated, that he expected to depart shortly for India - ; as the Manilla Agents evidently did not understand.
any portion of the Wood arrived, to belong to Government – which is proved by their not drawing for its value, by the Invoice being left blank. : and further by Mr. Oluday in his letter to Lieut : Ouchterlong's address which I now return speaking of the timber for you &c; - and finally, the whole transaction is now closed in the Accounts Office, and the duty of sanctioning any charges is removed from me by instructions from England. I do not think it is in any degree incumbent on me, to authorize the Wood to be received, thereby allowing Government Lieut : Ouchterlony to be made a convenience of by whose "forgetfulness" in this and other matters is, in my opinion, no excuse whatever for an Officer of his rank, charged with important public trusts.
Having thus disposed of Lieut Buchterlony's right to claim that the wood shall be received in my private letter to him, I will add, that as some Public Buildings are about to be commenced on, I shall authorize Mr Gordon the Land Officer, to buy the Timber should he on examination, find it suited for the purpose required, and the price not higher than it can be got elsewhere.
I have &c.
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
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any of Luut : Buchterlong's Official letters of variety of dates up to the 11th of last Month, the 2% of August, that Officer write to the Officiering. Deputy Secreting to Government: finally olising the Timber Account and
applying for allowances - in which litter bee also stated, that he expected to depart shortly for India - ; as the Manilla Agents evidently did
portion of the Wood.
not understand.
any
mew
arrived, to belong to Government – which is
proved by their not drawing
for
en me
as
letter
before.
its value, by the Inovice being lift blank. : and further by Mr. Oluday in the to Seent : Ouchtertong's address which I now return
letter
speaking of the timber for you
Dant ≤ - and finally, the whole transaction are now
and Messr
the
as
Accounts
to of
closed in
mey
such
Office, and the duty of sanctioning any
charges is removed from
writ
by instructions
from England. I do not think it is in any
degree
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deque incumbent.
in me, to authorize the.. Weed to be received, thereby allowing Gwernient Licit : Ouchterleng
to be made a convenience of by
whose "forgetfulness" in this and other matters is,
in
an.
Officer
my opinion, no excuse whatever for of his rank, charged with important public
trusts.
Having thus disposed of Lieut buchtalny
night to claim that the wood shall be received
my private letter to him, I will add,
Piril. Building's
under
that
as som
are about to be commenced on, I shall authorize Mr Gordon
the Land Officer, to buy the Timber should he
Frt
than it
examination, find it suited for the purpose. required, and the price not higher can be got elsewhere .
I have &c.
(Signed) Henry Pottinger
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