CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 122

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accounts, an application which was only conditionally allowed, and made dependent on Four

on Your Lordship's sanction. Mr Martin's accounts were. at "| last made up for him by the exertions, of Mt. Rienaccker, for which service he

great measure

was paid promises,

in a

by

as will appear from the inclosed correspondence . Mr. Rien accker proved himself so efficient in the performance of the duties of a Treachery clock, that was glad to secure his services at the rate of £250 per -

annum, or 100 dollars

a

mouth.

In accordance with Your_

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Cordship's desire, in the despatch. under pe

-poply, to be furnished with account of the Collections made ind the heasurer's department, Abeg to - report as under -

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Vide Treas : letter = 13 Beat 1045 (2167)

In December 1844, the

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Measurer W Martin was directed to undertake the collection of Land Routs

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in place of the Surveyor leverel, arrangement which was sanctioned in Your Lordship's despatch No: 54% of November 1 2 %, for the peasons stated. The

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task of making out and issuing the numerous individual requisitions for this Rout fell consequently upon the heasury Department . These requisitions

issued half yearly, and

are

considerable.

amount of time and labor is expended

upor

them.

The Land Routs form the

only portion of the Colonial Revenue of which the "heasurer

be said in

the above sense to be the collector,

though the ananagement of the receipt of the whole of it forms a part of his office

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