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office of Chief Magistrate

In the

041

anc

waz

conferred

at the instance of the lake

reference to Sir John

Governer;"

Davis's Despatch will, I think

shew that this appointment

AVAL

in event of the Treasurer.

of.

-applied for -ship being already

otherwise disposed:

of my subsequent appointinent to-

this latter office

that there

gazetting

AVKE

leads me

to conclude

misconception

comme au

me to the

to the former : :

With recor

to His Lordship's

second reason that I actually held the sitiration of Chief Magistrate of Police for tive mouths, I beg respectfully

to state that I not only

the duties of

rv as

disoleärge

of this office, but I never

actually appointed to it; in fact, Cary official

Inever

never received

communia.

cation from which I could even infor

that it was in

contemplation to.

appoint

of Police.

me to the

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Chief Magistracy

In reporting the payment of

the fees required, I have been induced

to trouble

you

with the above

C

observations, because it seems to me

that the Extracts furnished

have been written

avr

imperfect-

information, though it is not.

worth while to renew a

question

of trifting importance and already decided.

I have, 40.

(Signed) W. V. Mercer,

Colonial Treasurer.

(Ime Copy)

Maine jolenial Secretary .