CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 13

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the 21th Abruary) my anxiety to do my part led me, pather than not

any return at all, to be satisfied with the Committee of Survey's Report and Certificate on the presented days of hervey. Although the detail of the "Freasurer's accounts in peference to buckers and supporting documents was not in a state to transmit home, yet the correctnes of the balance could h; and

was ascertained

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be,

the proper day of

Survey, (the first of the quarter) by reference to the Treasurer's Day Cash Book, and the Examination of the contents of the tault and Treasury Chest.

This same mode

mode of verification adopted equally on the 12 beliber,

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and at the supernumerary survey held on the 12th December.

Ingred the certificate in

connection

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connection with the Report of the Board of churvey alone, and without advertence to its further connection with the Treasurer's own, return . In this sense, therefore, it was dated on the B. Belober, and might. &qually well have been dated on the 10%, when the survey took place, and its results

were

18th

reported to me. I delayed it's signature to the 30th December, with the rxpectation of the theaturer's - returns being completed:

simply

But the transmission of the, whole was premature, and arose (as already observed) from my anxiety to thew that the Surveys had not ben neglected.

I have the honor tobe, With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Sirvant.

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