CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 355

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" in the first

: opinion that the defalcation must be made "good, that the Colonial Treasurer is instance responsible for

of $3,480, that Mr "Forth should be called on to pay that amount into the Tuasury, but

"the amount.

"

that time should be allowed him.

and

if

the desire it, every facility...

" should be given him to

lum to recover & s

from either

ov

both

of

the surroff's

"under their respective bonds.

if you

you

I am also directed to stute that

elect to proceed against either streff;

will at once.

to use

the nu

notify your intention

and His Excellency will give

instructions to thei

cessary instru

Monorable the Allowney General

A reasonable time for such notification

and for

the consequent proceedings will

be allowed, but it is His Excellency's

be replaced

direction that the

by the 30th

گا

avvv

money

Proximo.

further directed to express

Y is Excellency's regret at the evident

lack

over

of supervision

your part

1

your Department, which has

noulted as

might beecapected,

have

carelessness,

at least,

of

of your

ov

inn

the part

subordinates.

His Excellency orders that for

the future

Treasury

the Balance in the

- shall be verified way

-day before the

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as

is closed - that

Castiver stralla

!