CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 73

7.

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6.

issued by order of the Lieutenant_

-Lovernor, and signed by

in

me

my capacity of acting

for the Colonial Secretary, -

which functions I exercised

24th November,

up to

the

when

Colonel

to his duties.-

7.

Caine returned

In January, 1852,

(two month's after Mr.

Mereer's are

I was

the

again

arrival

in

the Colony),

entrusted with

Colonel Caine

leaves

duties of Colonial

Secretary, when

applied for 8 days' have of

absence..

better to

the enclosed

the address of the Dreument I.

Chief Magistrate conformes

the

8.

above statement. -

I beg here to observe

came outs

that Mr Mercer with Sir John Davis in may,

1844, as

m

Private Secretary; and

the 25th October of

the

same year bir sohn Davis

appointed him to act as

Clerk

to the

Chief

Colonial Treasurer,

in which situation he continued

up to

пр

hur

the 3/4 January, 1845; and, on the resignation of ott hely, Montgomery Martin, Sir John Davis appointed him Rating

1845.

Colonial Treasurer, in

Office Le

was

which

altimately

be had

confirmed by Earl Erez in August, 18457. – I make this Statement to show to your Grace that, if regard to Seniority, this officer is

in the Service my junior by upwards of seven years.-