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previously written to

you

that my

pay was inadequate to meet my

Expenses.

As to my accepting Dr Bridge's

Agency after

a

full knowledge of

his quilt _ I must observe that

-

I had and have no

of any guilt

on

no Knowledge

Dr Bridge's part and that I did what

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very

commonly done accede to the request of a friend leaving the Colorry that I would look after

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his affairs was done simply

I receive

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pecuniary acting.

a

I could; this

friend and

remuneration either

or otherwise for

so.

Secondly. Mrt Murrow

charges

me with having concealed

:- from the Connal application for

Ar

orv

the

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increase to

my Salary being made, the fact of my being

the recipient

of fees

My

Registrar-

answer

to this is that

no such concealment was ~~

practised. I must however pouit out that Az Murrow assumes the Members of the Council the bleef Justice and the Attorney General to trave, been in utter ignorance

among

whou

tvere

of a fact that is patent to every that Official Aduvinistrators