CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 101

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this

was not personally liable to make good loss and that I had a good defence to any action that might be brought aganist me for the recovery of it

I do not

possess

the means however

expensive litigation

to enable me to enter on an

with the Government,

and I must therefore

submit to the demand and place myself

in the hands of Government to be dealt -

they may

with as under the peculiar circumstances of this case,

Since

my resignation of the office of Registrar General I have been unable to ~

deem right and proper-

or certain means of -

obtain amy

amy fixed Employment.. The small income I derive from my present calling is mat precarios and uncertain, and I only continue to pursue

it in the absence of better and more

employment.

Fo

pay

at once to large

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profitable

a sum as that

which the Government claims from me is

wholly out of my power, and I trust therefore

permitted

that I shall not be considered unreasonable in asking to be

to

pay the amount still claimed from me by instalments of #:50 Monthly, which is the largest sum I Couldin

tatie upon myself to name, my income

depending entirely upon the amount of

am able to obtain sturing the

employment

month.

J

I am

am induced to entertain the hope

that Government will not refuse to accord to me this indulgenes, as it haw, by my

resignation, which

ocenrred on

the fat Februar