CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 22

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19

series, called for by,

and initiative of,

new and improved system of. Rate collection.

It is not sufficient for you

to

that

Day

the insertion in pencil is irregular, and

of a Subordinate; it was

the clerical error your duty to see that occurred, and had signed the paper

have been some

the

wrong

you

no such irregularity

not most improperly blank, there would possibility at least that

date and the irregular pencil insertion might have been avoided.

On

Your

Postscript I am to remark:

that nothing in clause XIX

of the

Ordinance exonerates the Colonial Treasurer

from a proper discharge of his duties.- Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they are unfortunately necessary by the time of your

the matter is now assuming

rendered

letter and

a

very

serious appearance, for, as this letter

is in course

of draft

a letter is

received from the Acting Judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, who

forwards

one

of your notices, points out

its irregularity,

and reports the impossibility of issuing upon it those

very

warrants which

you yourself

represented as having been issued

the present instant.

the notice is signed by

you and

on

similar in its informalities to that already brought to

your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective.

This Excellency the Acting Governor will be glad if you can

means

but

suggest any remedy for this error, which, at the discretion of Mr

while, the

for Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even

now do so

with loss in addition, unless

promptly

received

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19 series, called for by, and initiative of, new and improved system of. Rate collection. It is not sufficient for you to that Day the insertion in pencil is irregular, and of a Subordinate; it was the clerical error your duty to see that occurred, and had signed the paper have been some the wrong you no such irregularity not most improperly blank, there would possibility at least that date and the irregular pencil insertion might have been avoided. On Your Postscript I am to remark: that nothing in clause XIX of the Ordinance exonerates the Colonial Treasurer from a proper discharge of his duties.- Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they are unfortunately necessary by the time of your the matter is now assuming rendered letter and a very serious appearance, for, as this letter is in course of draft a letter is received from the Acting Judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, who forwards one of your notices, points out its irregularity, and reports the impossibility of issuing upon it those very warrants which you yourself represented as having been issued the present instant. the notice is signed by you and on similar in its informalities to that already brought to your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective. This Excellency the Acting Governor will be glad if you can means but suggest any remedy for this error, which, at the discretion of Mr while, the for Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do so with loss in addition, unless promptly received
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19 series, called for by, and initiative of, new and improved system of. Rate collection._ It is not sufficient for you to that Day the misertion in pencil is irregular, and of a Subordinate; it was the clerical enor your duty to see that occurred, and had signed the paper have been some the wrong you no such irregularity not most improperly blank, there would possibility at least that date and the irregular pencil insertion might have been avoided. - On Your Postcript I am to remark: that nothing in clause XIX of the Ordinance exonerates the Colonial Treasurer from a proper discharge of his duties.- Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they are mufortmately necessary by the time of your the matter is now ass assuming rendered letter and a very serious appearance, for, as this letter is in course of draft aw Official is received from the Acting judge of the Summary Juriediction Court, who forwards one of your notices, points ont it's irregularity, and reports the imo- -possibility of issning upon it those very warrants which you yourself represented as having been isoned the pet Instant... the notice is signed by you and on similar in its informalities to that already brought to your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective._ This Excelleney the Acting Governor will be glad if you can means but suggest any of remedy for this error, which, the discretion of Mr while, the for Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do po with loss in addition, miless promptly received
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19

series, called for by,

and initiative of,

new and improved system of. Rate collection._

It is not sufficient for you

to

that

Day

the misertion in pencil is irregular, and

of a Subordinate; it was

the clerical enor your duty to see that occurred, and had signed the paper

have been some

the

wrong

you

no such irregularity

not most improperly blank, there would possibility at least that

date and the irregular pencil insertion might have been avoided. -

On

Your

Postcript I am to remark:

that nothing in clause XIX

of the

Ordinance exonerates the Colonial Treasurer

from a proper discharge of his duties.- Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they are mufortmately necessary by the time of your

the matter is now ass

assuming

rendered

letter and

a

very

serious appearance, for, as this letter

is in course

of draft

aw

Official is

received from the Acting judge of the Summary Juriediction Court, who

forwards

one

of your notices, points ont

it's irregularity,

and reports the imo-

-possibility of issning upon it those

very

warrants which

you yourself

represented as having been isoned

the pet Instant...

the notice is signed by

you and

on

similar in its informalities to that already brought to

your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective._

This Excelleney the Acting Governor will be glad if you can

means

but

suggest any of remedy for this error, which, the discretion of Mr while, the

for Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even

now do po

with loss in addition, miless

promptly

received

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