CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 259

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·My de larvalho commenced with the

Assistanco of the First and Second Shroffs "Ahling" and "Allow" to pay the Salaries for the past month (September) the Balance: found in the chest by the Board of Survey being for that purpose.. placed in the ~ immediate custody of "Ahtong" the First- Shroff and at about I oclock P. M. the Cashier sent the Second Shroff. to the Enercantile Bank to pay as formerly

"Allow"

Westward

to wait

of

the Bank desiring

the Constable

-

for the receipts - which the latter did,

it was "Attow's"

duty

receipts and

if

to have asked for

the

not obtainable at once to have

returned immediately to the Treasury=

he did not

whereas

again appear at the Public Buildings

till nearly 4. Oclock P. M., when challenged

by the bashier

for his protracted absence

the Treasury he could not account

from

for his

his delay

in returning to his duties but "Afserted" he had

the Receipts - token immediately after

waited

my

Extary and that

of

Sir Hercules Rebinson

they

to our

respective credito at that Bank, the

Shroff Attow" was escorted by

Constable on

the or

orderly

darty at the Public Buildings-

on reaching the Mercantile Bank "Allow" paid the amount he had brought with him into

that establishment and walked

away.

were

brought in by the Overly Constable.

When

on the first instant the Cashier closed the Cash Book Shortly after 14 oclock.

per back Book

as

he, as customary, called out the Balance ($9,000 and upwards) in a few moments the first Shroff answered: "all right="

"all right" "naming