CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4] — Page 8

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General Coffin previous to my arrival in May, and the unavoidable delays arising from the adoption of a new and more elaborate system of rendering the accounts of the different departments from that heretofore used; I trust however, that notwithstanding these and other my accounts will be found satisfactory and complete in all their touches. The distribution

"salaries into 'Established and supplementary for provisional allowances and the expenditure, under each head of public works is not as accurate as I could have wished

Difficulties

in consequence of the salary and disbursement Abstracts not being thus classified: This will however, be remedied in the future quarterly accounts.

The various coins in which

money has been received and disbursed, has not

been noted with sufficient accuracy by the

different

7

different departments to enable me to

lay

a detailed

statement of the specie values before Your Excellency a minute and receipts for the past quarters; except under the head of dollars and sterling, but this statement will be rendered

after the first January next.

During my absence in July

on sick certificate, Mr Merew, who had the kindness to officiate transmitted

an account

as Treasurer

for the June Quarter which I think is incomplete and not sufficiently explanatory in reference to the payments made by the late Treasurer, and

by

Commissary General Office; not being distinctly separated from

the

payments made by me under the authority of Your Excellency. In the account now rendered

by me

I have

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General Coffin previous to my arrival in May, and the unavoidable delays arising from the adoption of a new and more elaborate system of rendering the accounts of the different departments from that heretofore used; I trust however, that notwithstanding these and other my accounts will be found satisfactory and complete in all their touches. The distribution "salaries into 'Established and supplementary for provisional allowances and the expenditure, under each head of public works is not as accurate as I could have wished Difficulties in consequence of the salary and disbursement Abstracts not being thus classified: This will however, be remedied in the future quarterly accounts. The various coins in which money has been received and disbursed, has not been noted with sufficient accuracy by the different 7 different departments to enable me to lay a detailed statement of the specie values before Your Excellency a minute and receipts for the past quarters; except under the head of dollars and sterling, but this statement will be rendered after the first January next. During my absence in July on sick certificate, Mr Merew, who had the kindness to officiate transmitted an account as Treasurer for the June Quarter which I think is incomplete and not sufficiently explanatory in reference to the payments made by the late Treasurer, and by Commissary General Office; not being distinctly separated from the payments made by me under the authority of Your Excellency. In the account now rendered by me I have
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Gennal Coffin previous to my corrival in May, and the unavoidable delays arising frow the adoption of a new and more elaborate system of rendering the crecounts of the different departments from that heretofore used; I trust however, that notwithstanding these and other my accounts will be found satisfactory and complete in all then touchers. The distribution "salconis into "Established and supplementary for provisional allowances and the expenotitur, incter each head of public works is not as accurate as I could have wrihed Aifficulties in consequence of the salary om ot disbursement Abstracts not being this - lassified : This will however, be remedied in the future quarterly coccounts. The various coins in which. money has been received and disbursed, has not- heen noted with sufficient acemacy by the. different 7 different departments & enable me to lay detailed issues by parted statement of the specie vanes before You Excellway a minute and receipts for the past quarters; except under the head of collars and sterling, but this statement will be rendered after the first Aanuary next. Tuning my absence in July C sick certifiente, Mr Meren, who had the kindness to officiate transmitted an account as Treasures for the Ame Quarter which I think is incomplete and not sufficiently explanatory in reference to the payments mode Mattewart the late Treamer, and wack by Commissary General Offici; not being distinctly separatect from the payments made by me under the cuithority of Your Excellency. In the account now rendered by by me I have
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Gennal Coffin previous to my corrival in May, and the unavoidable delays arising frow the adoption of a new and more elaborate system of rendering the crecounts of the different departments from that heretofore used; I trust however, that notwithstanding these and other my accounts will be found satisfactory and complete in all then touchers. The distribution

"salconis into "Established and supplementary for provisional allowances and the expenotitur, incter each head of public works is not as accurate as I could have wrihed

Aifficulties

in consequence of the salary om ot disbursement Abstracts not being this - lassified : This will however, be remedied in the future quarterly coccounts.

The various coins in which.

money has been received and disbursed, has not-

heen noted with sufficient acemacy by the.

different

7

different departments & enable me to

lay

detailed

issues

by parted statement of the specie vanes before You Excellway a minute

and receipts for the past quarters; except under the head of collars and sterling, but this statement will be rendered

after the first Aanuary next.

Tuning my absence in July

C

sick certifiente, Mr Meren, who had the kindness to officiate transmitted

an account

as Treasures

for the Ame Quarter which I think is incomplete and not sufficiently explanatory in reference to the payments mode Mattewart the late Treamer, and

wack by

Commissary General Offici; not being distinctly separatect from

the

payments made by me under the cuithority of Your Excellency. In the account now rendered by

by me

I have

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