CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 354

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that umount - and secondly that the Clerk of the Works himself recently withdrew several Douchers (for £480.15.21 referring to sums of money other than those paid by me to the Land Officer:

I bey' to refer to my letter No.16 of the th February last addressed to the Celonial Coretary in which I enclosed a detailed Ratement of the several sums of money paid

by

----

me under authority of His Excellency Mr- Daves to the Land Officer from the 6th day of

Jurre to the 31th December 1844 and in which

I also earnestly requested that the Land Officer be required to furnish Vouchers or,

· reference to Vouchers for the sum of £ 13.170.6.17/h distinct

from Vouchers,

of

rs for any

sums of money the Land Officer, may have received from the Late Treasurer MG Rewart or from Commissary General Coffor. To that letter I never pocsives. a reply ; Ibelieve that it was in consequence.

it

of it.

that l'euchers to the extent of £480.18.2,

were withdrawn by the Land Wipee of his

own accorel; and which he stated verbally to

1 for the first linu did not refer to

me; and

mency received from in

With reference to the Aatement " which accompanied your letter of 1

letter of the ing the. Instant I am utterly unable to comprehend it.

I have re

( Ligned) R. M. Martin

Colonial Leasurer.

True Copy

/ Signed / 14. Comitate

Clich blesk

(Ive capp)

Five

Maine offy (il bags

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