CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 117

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will report to

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whether

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the circumstances of the case are sufficient to justify in relieving Mr Parken from the payment of fees which would then pass into the Colonial Treasury.

Observing that Sir John Davis attributes the error which gave rise to the Suit against dimimpton to Mr. Tarrant, the late Clerk of Courts in the Office of the Surveyor General, and adds that he has not called upon that Gentleman to make good the loss to the public arising from his alleged carelessness -

this present circumstances

I request that you will explain to me what these circumstances are. If they are intended to refer to the alteration in the Establishment of the Land Office reported by Sir John Davis on the 14th last, by which Mr. Tarrant's Office was suppressed on the ground of economy

I can understand that it would not be expedient to take any steps against him for the recovery of so small a sum as $10; but if it is intended to refer to the prosecution which was contemplated against Mr. Tarrant for conspiracy against the character of Major laine I must state that I am entirely ignorant

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will report to que whether al the circumstances of the case are sufficient to justify in relieving Mr Parken from the payment of fees which would then pass into the Colonial Treasury. Observing that Sir John Davis attributes the error which gave rise to the Suit against dimimpton to Mr. Tarrant, the late Clerk of Courts in the Office of the Surveyor General, and adds that he has not called upon that Gentleman to make good the loss to the public arising from his alleged carelessness - this present circumstances I request that you will explain to me what these circumstances are. If they are intended to refer to the alteration in the Establishment of the Land Office reported by Sir John Davis on the 14th last, by which Mr. Tarrant's Office was suppressed on the ground of economy I can understand that it would not be expedient to take any steps against him for the recovery of so small a sum as $10; but if it is intended to refer to the prosecution which was contemplated against Mr. Tarrant for conspiracy against the character of Major laine I must state that I am entirely ignorant
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will report to

que

whether

al

the cucumstances of the case are sufficient to justify in relieving Me Parken from the payment of fear which would thennice pass into the Colonial Treasury.

Observing that Sir

Ichu Davis attributes the error which gave rise to the Suit against divimpton to Mr. Tarrant, the late Clack

of

Dards in the Office othe Surveyor General, and adds

that he has not called

upon that Gentleman to

top to the

make good

the top

public arising from

les

alleged carelessness ring 6-

this present cxcimstences

I request that you will explain

to me what these arcistances

The appression is

are. If they are intended to 116

refer to the attecation in the Establishment ythie Land

Office reported by Sie Schn Dains outter 14th Lop last,

к

by which Mr. Tarrant's Office was suppressed.

of economy

on

the ground

I can understand

that it would not be

expedient to latte au

steps

aly

against him for the recovery

small a sum as 10

of to small.

dollars; but if it appoin

is uitonded to refers to the prosecution which was

Contecoplated against Mr. Tarrant for conspiracy

کوکو

against the character of Major

//

laine I must-state

that I am enterity ignorant

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