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letter (copy of which is enclosed with the reply thereto marked N.1.R) and when I had received Mr. Martin's entire concurrence in the arrangement I made a Report thereon (copy of which I enclose marked N.2.R) and it was ordered to be carried into effect. On this subject I beg to refer you to the Commissary General's letter the 28th June (copy of which is enclosed marked 1:3 R.), in which Mr. Coffin complains of an Intended Deviation from this order long after it had come into operation and his Accounts had been arranged accordingly. Moreover His Excellency the Governor, as well as the Honorable Frederick Bruce the Colonial Secretary, perfectly well-remember that Mr. Martin was consulted on this point. I would here observe that the Colonial Secretary in his disagreeable task of controlling the "Treasury Department has in every Instance consulted Mr. Martin before the adoption of any measure connected with it.
When in Mr. Martin's absence it was found that he had still refused to embody Mr. Coffin's Vouchers, and abide by the orders given to him by the Governor, the subject which I said before, in accordance with his given original opinion, and when Mr. Coffin under date 24th August required proper authority for the course he had pursued, that authority given to him by the Governor as shown in the copies of the letter authority and receipt endorsed (marked 4 R.) was produced.
In the next paragraph Mr. Martin speaks of his illness in consequence of which he was obliged to leave the Colony. He was absent for 2 Months. For some time after his first arrival in the Colony Mr. Martin did not undertake the duties of his Office and the payments continued to be made by Mr. Coffin the Commissary General in accordance with the letter he addressed before our arrival to Sir Newry Pottinger (copy of extracts from which is endorsed marked SR) and Mr. Martin allowed this system to continue until a letter was addressed to him by the Colonial Secretary (Copy of which is enclosed marked bB.). I may further state that Mr. Mercer, who on public grounds was induced to act for Mr. Martin in his absence, found the affairs of the Treasurer's Office in the greatest confusion and though it was then late in the month of July, no steps had been taken towards the drawing up of his Account for the Quarter ending 30th June.
In the third paragraph Mr. Martin says that no registry was kept of the Vouchers sent to England with Mr. Mercer's June Account and that in several instances no copies of the Documents were retained. But all the Documents in support of the Quarter ending 30th June were registered in my Office - On Mr. Martin's verbal requisition they were handed to him by my Clerk; they were then complete - when Mr. Martin returned the bundle of papers some were missing in support of this statement.
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letter (copy of which is enclosed with the reply thereto marked N. 1.R) and when I had received Mr. Martin's
entire concurrence in the arrangement I made a Report
thereon (copy of which I enclose marked N.2.R) and it was ordered to be carried into effect. On this subject I beg to refer you to the Commissary General's letter the 28th June. (copy of which is enclosed marked 1:3 R. ). in which Mr. Coffin complains of an Intended Deviation from this order long after it had come into
operation and his Accounts had been arranged accordingly Moreover His Excellency the Governor. as well as the Honorable Frederick Bince the Colonial Secretary perfectly well-remember that Mr. Martin was consulted
on this point. I would here observe that the Colonial Secretary in his disagreeable task of controlling
the "Treasury Department has in every Instance consulted
I Martin before the adoption of any measure connected with it.
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When in M. Martin's absence it was found that he had still refused to embody M. Coffin's Vouchers, and abide by the orders given to him by the Governor the subject which
I said before, in accordance with his given original opinion and when Mr Coffin under date 24th August required proper authority for the comse he had pursued, that authority
given to him by the Governor as shown in the copies of the letter authority and receipt endorsed (marked 4 R ).
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In the next paragraph M. Martin
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speaks of his illness in consequence of which he was
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obliged to leave the Colony He was absent for 2 Months. For some time after his first arrival in the Colony M. Martin did not- undertake the duties of his Office and the payments continued to be made by 11: Coffin the Commissary General in accordance with the letter he addressed before
our arrival to Sir Newry Pottinger (copy of extracts from which is endowed emarked SR) and
Mr. Martin allowed this system to continue until a letter was addressed to him by the Colonial Secretary
- (Copy of which is enclosed marked bB.) I may further state that Mr Mercer who on public grounds,
was induced to act for Mr Martin in his absence. found the affairs of the Treasurer's Office in the greatest confusion and though it was then late in the month of July
no steps had been taken towards the drawing up of his Account for the Quarter ending 30th June.
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In the third paragraph M. Martin says that no
registry
kept of the Vouchers sent to England with Mr. Mercer's June Account and that in several instances no copies of the Documents
were retained. But all the Documents in support of the Quarter ending 30th June were registered in my Office - On M. Martin's verbal requisition they were handed to him by my Clerk; they then complete - when M. Martin returned the bundle of papers some
missing in support of
were
were
this
statement-
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