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Mr Gunthorpe was consequently paid. It now appears highly probable that some of the missing monies may have formed the fund out of which these salaries were in the first instance defrayed.

(Signed) W. H. Rennie.
Auditor General.

I ought perhaps to have mentioned that in the first instance when I went to the Harbor Master's office Mr Gunthorpe denied all knowledge of the Emigration Brokers' Licenses stating that that business was exclusively attended to by Mr Newman and it was not until I discovered a board upon which I found four out of the six names of the men who had applied for Licenses and confronted some of those men with him that he acknowledged at all to have received the License Fees

(Signed) W. H. R.
(Five Copy)
Colonial Secretary.

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Page 306 Mr Gunthorpe was consequently paid. It now appears highly probable that some of the missing monies may have formed the fund out of which these salaries were in the first instance defrayed. (Signed) W. H. Rennie.Auditor General. I ought perhaps to have mentioned that in the first instance when I went to the Harbor Master's office Mr Gunthorpe denied all knowledge of the Emigration Brokers' Licenses stating that that business was exclusively attended to by Mr Newman and it was not until I discovered a board upon which I found four out of the six names of the men who had applied for Licenses and confronted some of those men with him that he acknowledged at all to have received the License Fees (Signed) W. H. R.(Five Copy)Colonial Secretary.
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26. 306 Mr Guntherpe was consequently paid . It now appears highly probable that some of the missing monies may have formed the fund out the first of which these salaries were in instance defrayed. I have ter (Signed) W. H. Rennie. Auditor General. I ought perhaps to have mentioned that in the first instance when I went to the~ Harbor Master's office Mr Gunthorpe denied all knowledge of the Emigration Brokers. Licenses stating that that business was exclusively attended to by Mr Newman and it was not unlit I discovered a board upon which I found four out of the six Names of the men who has applied for Licenses and confronted some of those men with him that he acknowledged at all to have received the License Fees (Signed) W. 86. R. (Five Copy) Colonial Secretary.
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306

Mr Guntherpe was consequently paid . It now appears highly probable that some

of the missing monies may have formed the

fund

out

the first

of

which these salaries were in

instance defrayed.

I have ter

(Signed) W. H. Rennie.

Auditor General.

I ought perhaps to have mentioned that in

the first instance when I went to the~

Harbor Master's

office

Mr Gunthorpe denied

all knowledge of the Emigration Brokers. Licenses stating that that business was – exclusively attended to by Mr Newman and

it was not unlit I discovered a board upon

which I

found four out

of

the six Names

of the men who has applied for Licenses

and

confronted some of those men with him that he acknowledged at all to have received

the License Fees

(Signed) W. 86. R.

(Five Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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