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stating that that business had

been exclusively attended to by

Mr Neiman, and he withheld

all

information as to the

receipt.

these fees until confronted

by him with some of the men who had paid

the money to himself. He further

allowed the monthly returns of public monies paid into the Horton Harbour Master's office during February

to be prepared

and sent to the Government

without containing any entry of these

fees

which

were

paid into his hands

while he was in charge of the office.

Mr Gunthorpe states in

defence that he at once

paid all

such monies over to Mr Newman

who was

lying sick at his own

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house.

and that he did so at Mr Newman's

express desire - But even admitting

that such a statement were true,

although it might exonerate Mr Gunthorpe from the charge of fraudulently

appropriating public money, it would still leave him open to the charge of

grave neglect and misconduct in the discharge of his official duties. It was his duty while in charge of the department

to see that all public monies that reached his hands

were at once duly entered in

the books of the office,

and that such

sums were eventually paid into the

Public Treasury. If he received

a request from Mr. Newman to dispose

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