CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 162

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receive no remuneration.

a reason

make good

this as

Although I do not urge

for excusing my liability to -

the market rents had they been lost by any neglect or oversight on my part, yet I entertain the hope that in considering the question as to the justice of calling upon me to refund this loss, this fact, will not be overlooked.

Under these circumstances, and

believing that although His Excelleney may not feel himself justified in - departing from a rule which he deems so inflexible, His Excellency may... nevertheless not object to refer the-

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question of my liability to the decision of the home authorities, I am induced

moet respectfully to request that His Excellency will be pleased to accord to

me this in

indulgence,

and that I

may

be permitted to memorialize Heis ~ Grace the Secretary of State for

for the- Colonies to relieve me from the payment

e

of a loss which has occurred

4 from no fault of my

no present means of satisfying except out of my Salary, which, in this very expensive place barely suffices for the support of myself

large family.

-own and which I have no

and a.

I have teo

(Sigma) D. R. Caldwell, Registrar General.

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