CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 192

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Kindly bear in mind that the Circular 215 December

of

1857 was not then in existence and that

the first intimation I had of

its contents was contained in your

th

letter of 12th October 1861 informing

I had been appointed Acting Cctorial Secretary - Mt Masson

accepted my offer - Ou

in April 1859),

my

return

less than

42

I found Estates to be

210

examined and wound up.

spoke to

Ant Masson on the dilatoriness which had caused ~~

such

arr

arrear

accumulate and

us he left

of work to un

told luin that

me the work to do,

having collected all the fees, I hulf of the

should claim one

fees he had received on these unfinished Estates. Mr. Masson

resisted the claim and the matter

ivus referred to the Clieef Justice

who decided the point in favor.

my

Such is the history of the

arcumstances

avr

which Aut

Unnow founds his third charge.

I take this opportunity however

to state

that had there

been

only ordinary fair arrears to work up I should not have claimed from Ent Masson

farthing.

ove

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