CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 26

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"Paragraph", appears to me under correction unusual in an official correspondence, its offensive tone being only calculated to offend and wound the sensibilities of ... was intended, but it May be here noted!! an old Public Servant entitled as he is by his position himself in this Government to a more decorous treatment.

As to my designation of the new Branch of my Department as that of the Office of Police and Lighting Rates, I can only say that I had no motive in doing so, and my correspondence with this Department is anything but courteous.

There are no improper separate offices in the Treasury; there is a Cashier, and Clerk and Accountant; I can assure this Department, there is the most ...

I might have written of the office that an important portion was served might be attached to it at the moment it was left at the "Residence" of the Taxpayers affected by it; as strictly speaking I am exposed to serve those notices myself, I deemed it but proper that no date should be attached to it by my Deputy till the notice was actually served on my behalf.

I have since taken the sense upon the point when I found I had erred in judgment.

As to the dates which appeared upon the notices as that upon which the Police & Lighting Rates were. Rate Chirk, of the Cashier or of the Accountant in connection with the Treasury Department...

The notices I signed as adverted to in your letter were not strictly speaking "Blank" and the absence of the date upon which I signed each notice was an omission, but purposely left "Blank" that the date upon which it was served might be inserted.

**Notices were issued with no date shewing when they were signed**.

Yes, the notices he stated not to have been signed blank; my instructions were that the last day in August should be inserted, and with the authority before them of the Government Notification published in the Gazettes of the 11th and 18th July, and 8th of August and that emanating from this office on the 8th, 15th, and 29th of August in the possession of those Taxpayers should have paid their rates.

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23 "Paragraph", appears to me under correction unusual in an official correspondence, its offensive tone being only calculated to offend and wound the sensibilities of ... was intended, but it May be here noted!! an old Public Servant entitled as he is by his position himself in this Government to a more decorous treatment. As to my designation of the new Branch of my Department as that of the Office of Police and Lighting Rates, I can only say that I had no motive in doing so, and my correspondence with this Department is anything but courteous. There are no improper separate offices in the Treasury; there is a Cashier, and Clerk and Accountant; I can assure this Department, there is the most ... I might have written of the office that an important portion was served might be attached to it at the moment it was left at the "Residence" of the Taxpayers affected by it; as strictly speaking I am exposed to serve those notices myself, I deemed it but proper that no date should be attached to it by my Deputy till the notice was actually served on my behalf. I have since taken the sense upon the point when I found I had erred in judgment. As to the dates which appeared upon the notices as that upon which the Police & Lighting Rates were. Rate Chirk, of the Cashier or of the Accountant in connection with the Treasury Department... The notices I signed as adverted to in your letter were not strictly speaking "Blank" and the absence of the date upon which I signed each notice was an omission, but purposely left "Blank" that the date upon which it was served might be inserted. **Notices were issued with no date shewing when they were signed**. Yes, the notices he stated not to have been signed blank; my instructions were that the last day in August should be inserted, and with the authority before them of the Government Notification published in the Gazettes of the 11th and 18th July, and 8th of August and that emanating from this office on the 8th, 15th, and 29th of August in the possession of those Taxpayers should have paid their rates.
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"Paragraph","appears to me under

correction unusual in an official correspondence, its offensive tone being only calculated to the offence mound the sensibilities of

was

intended, but it May

be here notes!!

an old Public that Nox worki

Mode of expressing

Servant entitled as he is by his position himmelt in Grafton in this Government to a more decorons

trentment.

As to

my designation of the new

Branch of my Department as that of

the Office of Police and

I en

Lighting Rates,

only say that I had no

motive in doing so,

I

dence with this Department is any thing but courtions.

There are no

miproper separate office,

in the Treasury

can assure this Department, there his the most

a-

is a Cashier, and click and

Excellency that I only need the expression secountant,

no

I might have written of the office

simportant portion

was served might be attached to it at the moment it mo

left at the

"Residence" of the Taxpayers affected by strictly speaking I am expposed

it; as

to

serve

those notices

myself,

I deemed

it but proper that no date should be attached to it by my Deputy till the

notice mas

actually served on

my behalf :-

of the

I have since taken the sense

leaunt upon the point when I formid

I had erred in

judgment.-

As to the dates which appeared upon.

and life to be the notices as that upon which the

and uscited after the

a Police & Lighting Notices were. Rati Chirk,

of the leashier or of the Accountant in connection with the Treasury Departms...

The notices I signed as adverted to in your letter were not strictly speaking "Blank" and the absence of the date upon which I signed each notice ms omission birt purposely left "Blank" that the date upon which it

not an

te. **, ye

Notices

were

issued with sso dal shewing when ther

signal

Anine

yes

the notices

he stated not to

Taxpayers should have paid their

have been signed rates,

blank

my

instructions

were that the

last day in August should be inserted, and with the authority before them of the Government Notification published in the bagettes of the 11th and 18th July, and 8th of August and that emanating from this office

the 8th 15th and

29 no

2 of August in the possession of

those

mas

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