CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 369

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the Ancerterly accounts and the pemaining one, relates to a public matter alone.

of letters written from the hudicial department right are wanting six of which have however been require in support of the Dr side of the chreasurer's quarterly account, and parte with, as Immagine, accordingly.

of these letters written by the hirveyor

ome

of which has

General, three are missing been annexed to the Quarterly Accounts; and the other hes are of considerable importance,

are connected with the collection of

ad

they

the Colonial Revenue.

Of those from the Auditor, there are three missing; the first relates to Commisery General Coffin's accounts; the next is a Circular in which the Auditor suggests a general system of Keeping accounts; and in the thire

the Collector's Returns are caller

caller for

Those from the office of the Chief

Magistrate

532

Ingistrate are complete with the reception of some merely transmitting fines and fees,

arid

to be

therefore of no great importance :

From the office of the Superintendent of Grave, there are mine letters not now discovered - four of which it is likely have gone. with the Quarterly ixccounts, while the other five have reference to public busines.

Of missing letters addressed to the Treasurer by persons unconnected with Government it is of

a.

list; and

is of course impossible to furnis of those sent by the cheasurer, many

were in hd Marlin's own hand writing and despatched without being copiced or recorded in the office, so that with respect to these also, it is difficult to say what number ought to be actually found there now:

In addition to the above deficiencies, it may be proper to mention that, of a letter addressed to Mr. Martin by the koretary to

The

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