CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 270

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account I 1081.15.7 paid in England and ordered from this Colony 18th Dec 1856 which account is an item of sxpenditure having no referen

whatever to the

ce

Canton difficulty is of annual occurence, and would have been

incurred under

circumstance,

any cineur

I cannot entertain a doubt as to

the

incorectness of such report.

There

are

borns baller

iters whick

to

which see

admit of question but I will

content myself with specifying

the above my

entioned

vez

large

I

arr

afraid.

develling

id. I may appear

pertinaciones in de

this subject after your breellency having informed me that

that you (which must compuse myself your wrimediate subordinate )

sponsible for the

are not res

correctness of incorrectrices

of

the Treasurer's report, but I

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269

shall nevertheless feel myself

more safe if

you

will kave

the goodness to forward this letter with the Despatch. I have fo

[signed] WK. T. Bridges

Acting Colonial Secretary in

I do not think it right to trouble the Secretary of Stall with questions between different functionarie's of extreme ne

cade✔

ebsity. Mr. Forch ust be responsible

statement.

(27) J. B.

for

24/7/57

Kis

to take

ZA

different

I regret view from the Acting Secretary upon

eL

Colonial

this matter. I

tioned the sum

of £1001.159

shall

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