CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 324

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unters to the Govermanent, Evil- Excellenes Sir Henry Pottinger directin

quture skloement Should

be confi 184+ I mas made

mas made werk of the

"lerk of the office

ned to in door work, and in

for the registry of Deeds, under Local

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Ordinance 1° 3 of that

year,

and heller

of the Leases and records; With würz

Ability, I have up to the present time performed the novel and responsible duties thus

required of me, I mould

Lordship to the

beg to reter your

animal Reports of

Ke

Jurveyor General,

of

under my supervision upwards 500 Leases Lave been prepared

and silented

The Books and Indices

of the Deed Regisins, oequiring much Eash and

forethought, have been

forma. and established; and in the "performance of these services, where

"the committal To

might have

ann error m

mence,

in

been of irremediable consequ no instance have I received ought but the unqualified approval of

the head of my department: du the early part of 1845, in the_ absence of professional Min, an

and Serviers

318

acting

ervices were rendered available im sist the Supreme Court as Attorney and Solicitor for the Crown in cases both

at law and im of that year

equity

En Jemen

ction with,

in Confimction.

Turgope (.E. . mad appointed to the intricate duty of valuing house property in Rictoria for the purhose

tésessment, and also.

of

of collecting the first year's rutes levice theron a dute which at the commencement

the

antailed much obloquy

from Community, who were opposed penerally

to any Sesshem

of direct taxation Searnestly trust that this

brity Retrospect of my services wil

Your

me

not be deemd intrusive on Lordships attention, and Kut it viel have succeeded in obtaining fook

Your Lordship, but degree of consideration, which to my extreme pain Thumbs ) but may be Erroniously

prom

Consider it witreed

from

me

by His

Excellency the governor in Council.

to

I will now hirveeed to detail

the circunstanced

Lordship the

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alluded to, in the commencement

✓ this letter:

of th

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