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"effects which with lens to support such an assertion.

3rdly - Answers The contradictory and · false given by Mr Gunthorpe as to the time at which some of these payments were made by him to Mr Newman. If they _ His denial of all knowledge of these brokers' licenses, until the receipt of the fees 8th. The fact that he dealt with other receipts of the office (Shipping fees) : upon which there was a second Check manner; i.e retaining in a different them in his own hands until paid into the Treasury.

6thly The circumstances connected with the Pay list for February the whole "amount of which, with the exception of a few dollars, was is for some unaccountable reason advanced by Mr. Gunthorpe out of. as he states his own. private resources.

Thus it appears that there is a defalcation in a tion in a public department » that the receipt of the funds unaccounted for is traced to an officer of that department who is known by the Government to have been until lately in circumstances and found to have very straitened yet that Officer is a considerable sum in his possession which he describes as his Fron private resources but for the possession of which he can give no satisfactory account, In the absence then of a full and satisfactory explanation as to the

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298 "effects which with lens to support such an assertion. 3rdly - Answers The contradictory and · false given by Mr Gunthorpe as to the time at which some of these payments were made by him to Mr Newman. If they _ His denial of all knowledge of these brokers' licenses, until the receipt of the fees 8th. The fact that he dealt with other receipts of the office (Shipping fees) : upon which there was a second Check manner; i.e retaining in a different them in his own hands until paid into the Treasury. 6thly The circumstances connected with the Pay list for February the whole "amount of which, with the exception of a few dollars, was is for some unaccountable reason advanced by Mr. Gunthorpe out of. as he states his own. private resources. Thus it appears that there is a defalcation in a tion in a public department » that the receipt of the funds unaccounted for is traced to an officer of that department who is known by the Government to have been until lately in circumstances and found to have very straitened yet that Officer is a considerable sum in his possession which he describes as his Fron private resources but for the possession of which he can give no satisfactory account, In the absence then of a full and satisfactory explanation as to the
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11. 298 "effects which with lens to support such an assertion. 3rdly - Answers The contradictory and · false given by Mr Gunthorpe as to the time at which some of these payments were made by him to Mr Newman. If they _ His denial of all knowledge of these brokers' licenses, until the receipt of the fees 8th. The fact that he dealt with was traced home to him. other receipts of the office (Shipping fees) : upon which there was a second Check manner; i.e retaining in a different them in his own hands untit paid into the Treasury. 6thly The circumstances connected with the Pay list for Sebrnary the whate "amount of which, with the exception of a few dollars, was is for some una ce accountable reason advanced by Mr. Gunthorpe out of. as he states his own. private resources. Thus it appears that there is a defalcation in a tion in a public department » that the receipt of the funds unaccounted for is traced to an officer of that department who is known by the Government to have been until lately in circumstances and found to have very straitened yet that Officer is a considerable sum in his possession which he describes as his Fron private resources but 4 for the possession of which he can give no satisfactory account, In the absence then of a full and satisfactory explanation as to the
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298

"effects which with lens to support such

an assertion.

3rdly

-

Answers

The contradictory and

· false

given by Mr Gunthorpe as to

the time at which some of

these payments

were made by him to Mr Newman.

If they _ His denial of all knowledge

of

these brokers' licenses, until the receipt

of the fees 8th. The fact that he dealt with

was traced home to him.

other receipts of the office (Shipping fees)

: upon which there was a second Check

manner; i.e retaining

in a

different

them in his own hands untit paid

into the Treasury.

6thly

The circumstances connected

with the Pay list for Sebrnary the whate

"amount of which, with the exception of a

few

dollars, was

is for

some una ce

accountable

reason advanced by Mr. Gunthorpe out

of.

as he states his own.

private resources.

Thus it appears that there is a

defalcation in a

tion in a public department »

that the receipt of the funds

unaccounted

for is traced to an officer of that department who is known by the Government to have

been until lately in

circumstances and

found to have

very

straitened

yet that Officer is

a considerable sum in

his possession which he describes as his

Fron

private resources but

4 for the possession

of which he can give no satisfactory account, In the absence then of a full

and

satisfactory explanation as to the

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