CO129-085 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [1-4] — Page 368

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7.

of the question, so that I had to put : up with the loss. With some difficulty -after several months of endeavour I obtained a situation as book-keeper ut £100 p.

annum, since raised to

£ 125, and on this small income I

have to maintain.

children.

a w

wife and four

I have thus, us

briefly

ad

possible

detailed my past and present position;

my

cureer

-during the past three ..

has been

years

one

of

no o

ordinary

vicissitude and misfortune, and it

must be obvious that the wieumstances

above narrated have rendered it

impossible for

Move

ނ

me to satisfy the claim

- made. If at

any future time

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my position should improve so as to place it in my power- of which

little unfortunately

there seems

prospect at present - I need scarcely

I shall be most ready und

say

willing

to do so; more than this

I cannot say,

than useless for

engagements

as it would be worse

me to enter into

or make promises

which in all probability I should be unable to fulfil

I um, &c.

(Signed) A. Wetherhead.

(True Copy)

MAAlexander

Meting

Colonial Secretary