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by, and initiative of,.

a new and improved

system of Rate collection. It is not efficient

for you

to say

that the insertion in pencil

of

to see that

you

irregular, and the clerical error inordinate; it was your duty no such irregularity occurred, and had not most improperly signed the paper in blank, there would have been some possibility at least that the

wrong

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

unfortunately rendered necessary by the tone of your letter and the

matter is now assuming a very serious

appearance, for

course

of draft

an

as this letter is in

Official is received from the

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

you

warrants which yourself represented as having been issued

the past Instant.-

The notice is signed by you

and similar

in its informalities to that already brought

to

your attention.

It would appear that all the notices are

thus defective.-

His Excellency the Acting Governor will be glad if you can

suggest any

means

of remedy for this error, which, but for the discretion of Mr. White, the Acting Judge,

would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do so with loss in addition, unless promptly repaired

The fitting

course would seem to be

to

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47 by, and initiative of,. a new and improved system of Rate collection. It is not efficient for you to say that the insertion in pencil of to see that you irregular, and the clerical error inordinate; it was your duty no such irregularity occurred, and had not most improperly signed the paper in blank, there would have been some possibility at least that the wrong 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 unfortunately rendered necessary by the tone of your letter and the matter is now assuming a very serious appearance, for course of draft an as this letter is in Official is received from the 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 you warrants which yourself represented as having been issued the past Instant.- The notice is signed by you and similar in its informalities to that already brought to your attention. It would appear that all the notices are thus defective.- His Excellency the Acting Governor will be glad if you can suggest any means of remedy for this error, which, but for the discretion of Mr. White, the Acting Judge, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do so with loss in addition, unless promptly repaired The fitting course would seem to be to
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47 by, and mitiative of,. a new and improved eystem of Nate collection. It is not enfficient for you ло to say that the insertion in pencil of a to see that you irregular, and the clerical error Inbordinate; it was your duty no euch irregularity occurred, and hav not most improperly signed the paper in blank, there would have been some possibility at least that the wrong 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 exconerates the Colonial Treasurer from a proper discharge of his duties._ Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they unfortimately rendered nicessary by the tone of your letter and the are m matter is now ass - assuming a very serious appearance, for Course of draft an as this letter is in Official is received from the > the Acting judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, who forwards one of your notices, points out its irregularity, and reports the impossibility of issing upon it those very you warrants which yourself represented as having been isoned the pet Instant.- The notice is signed by you and similar in its informalities to that already brought to your attention. It would appear that all the notices are this defective.- His Excellency the Acting Govenor will be glad if you can suggest any means of remedy for this error, which, but for the discretion of Mr. White, the Acting frage, would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do so with loss in addition, unless promptly repaired The fitting course would seem to be to P
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by, and mitiative of,.

a new and improved

eystem of Nate collection. It is not enfficient

for you

ло

to say

that the insertion in pencil

of

a

to see that

you

irregular, and the clerical error Inbordinate; it was your duty no euch irregularity occurred, and hav not most improperly signed the paper in blank, there would have been some possibility at least that the

wrong

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 exconerates the Colonial Treasurer from a proper discharge of his duties._

Unpleasant as it is to make these strictures, they

unfortimately rendered nicessary by the tone of your letter and the

are m

matter is now ass

- assuming a very serious

appearance, for

Course

of draft

an

as this letter is in

Official is received from the

>

the Acting judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, who forwards

one

of

your notices, points out its irregularity, and reports the impossibility of issing

upon it those

very

you

warrants which yourself represented as having been isoned

the pet Instant.-

The notice is signed by you

and similar

in its informalities to that already brought

to

your attention.

It would appear that all the notices are

this defective.-

His Excellency the Acting Govenor will be glad if you can

suggest any

means

of remedy for this error, which, but for the discretion of Mr. White, the Acting frage,

would inevitably have caused much confusion and may even now do so with loss in addition, unless promptly repaired

The fitting

course would seem to be

to

P

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