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Consular and Superintendency Departments which alone would require a first-rate accountant supervised by myself.

Your Excellency has also been pleased to appoint me to collect and receive the revenues of the Colony, direct and in detail, which would furnish unceasing occupation for another Clerk.

I am fully aware of the desirability of keeping down the public expenditure, and will do my best to carry on the appointed business with the aid of W. Keed be employed as a Clerk in this Office at a salary of $100 a month.

I have (skipped KM Martin (Finance copy)) requested that Frederick Mr. A. Boyce, one Clerk in addition to Mr. Mercer and Mr. Collies.

I have found here a Mr. Medl, Gentleman of good family from Inverness, whose testimonials from Messrs Dent & Co will, I hope, recommend him to your Excellency's notice, and I have accordingly requested the permission of your Excellency, that

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; Consular and Superintendency Departments which alone would require a first-rate accountant supervised by myself. Your Excellency has also been pleased to appoint me to collect and receive the revenues of the Colony, direct and in detail, which would furnish unceasing occupation for another Clerk. I am fully aware of the desirability of keeping down the public expenditure, and will do my best to carry on the appointed business with the aid of W. Keed be employed as a Clerk in this Office at a salary of $100 a month. I have (skipped KM Martin (Finance copy)) requested that Frederick Mr. A. Boyce, one Clerk in addition to Mr. Mercer and Mr. Collies. I have found here a Mr. Medl, Gentleman of good family from Inverness, whose testimonials from Messrs Dent & Co will, I hope, recommend him to your Excellency's notice, and I have accordingly requested the permission of your Excellency, that
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Consular and Superintendency Departments which alone would require a first rate accontent supervised by myself.

Your Excellency has also been

pleased to appoint me to collect and

of the Colony, Mirect and

receive the revenues

in detaul, which would fumich unceasing

-occupation for another Clark.

Jon fully clesirability of keeping down the public

aware of:

of the

expenditure, and will de

my

best to carry

on the appointed business with the aid

do

w

35

that W. Keed be employed as a Chark in this Officecat a sulary of $100 month

I have Vr

(skipet KM Martin

(Finveopy)

a

Prederick Mr. A. Bovce,

one

d of

Clerk in addition to Mr. Mercer and Mr Collies.

a

I have found here a M.

Medl, Gentleman of good family from ups, whose testimonials from Mest Dent VC will I hope recommend him to your Excellency's notice, and I have accove

Inverness,

accoratingly

to scient the permision of your Excellency,

that

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