CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 429

Payments to Seamen on

account.

- of the defalcations

of the late W. H. Newman Acting Harbor Master...

12

£50-157

30.12.5

4162 0

Frade

Sir Roger due to the Br

Brand of Z=4162.0.1.

30.18-5

Estate was

clair

the sams

weve

The Secretary of daluwards to Police Con-

in

despatches N4 87 of 2 stabled. September, 1800 & NZ 19

of 9

the March, 1861 directed

that certain sums dues

the Board of Trade show be defrayed from Colonia Funds if Mr. Rewniana Estate should be insuffic

-sent to meet the claim

a Ir humans against it. _ Mr. Newin

d

insufficient to meet that Estate was

But it was sufficient

but part of the claim is the

all

& meet the charge £50. 15. & whit

the Audit Iper Supire about.

That is what d'expect it

intended

bay Explanation.

this

And

£6-13-4.

insrifficient Personal Grant

- presuming in conse. His Excellency.

-quence that these sumite Governor towards

paix

engramputical were from Colonial Brom unishing the fore-

the MR

Ulunded in fort & the Al Réve

the amounts now in queste apartments.

funds from

-tion were subsequently the Government metom by the Estate of pouse ._ £250.

Ir Newman

The Colonial.

Government apparently Cost £140-18-1. through Mr Newman's defalcations.

This payment together with a fur- ther payment of _ £17-19-5 was made

425

This is made up of

three items two of $10 each

And one

of 7 12 - The re-

wards were fiven to Chin -ese members of the Police Force for particular activ- -ith and sharpness. _ It has always been custom- -ary for the Governo in his discretion to grant

such rewards. –

It is observed on

a reference to the further payment of £17-19-8 al- -luxed to that the fur- -niture and repairs were all on account of the

Publis Rooms of Govern. ment House -

and not-

of the private apartmente The Estimates for 1860

under anauthority provided only £100 for

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