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the Taxpayers should have paid their rates, 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 18th July, and 8th and 15th and 22nd of August emanating from this office and in the possession of those subordinates who had to fill up the Forms with only the date out of I advert to.
I cannot understand how so many as 247 Notices came to receive a wrong date; 2000 and upwards as were served at Hong-kong: For the error (however it occurred) I am personally responsible, I frankly admit it and as sincerely regret it.
In the text of my letter No.55 I never pleaded the XIX clause of the Ordinance as exonerating the Treasurer from a proper discharge of his duties, I drew attention to the clause to shew that the error was so far palliated by the clause as to be (as I conceived) of no legal effect; and, I may be permitted to observe that had the Legislative Council foreseen the likelihood of connection between some errors or omissions in the working of the Provisions of the new enactment it is not probable that the XIX clause would have been retained in the Ordinance.
It is now my painful obligation to refer to that portion of your letter in which you call my veracity into question and in which an expression is attributed to me which is not contained, as asserted by you, in my letter of the 13th Instant: I never said that "Warrants had been issued" but that "Warrants" had been "granted", that being the Decree of the Court upon my application for 204 warrants: It would be...
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the Taxpayers should have paid
their rates,
instructions mere
that
my
the last day in August should be
inserted, and with the authority before
them
~
of
the Government notification published in the Eazettes of the 18th and
and 8th of August and that
18th July, emanating from this office
no
in the
on the 8th 15th
and 22nd of August
the possession of those enbordinates who had to fill up th. Forms with only the date I advert to
date out of
I cannot mixerstand how so many as 247 Notices came to receive a
wrong 2000 and upwards as were served at Hong-
hong : For the
I am
error (however it occurred)
am personally responsible, I frankly
it..
admit it and as sincerely regret i
In the Instoript of my letter N=55 I never pleaded the X/X clance of the
exonerating the Treasurer
Ordinance as
from
!
from a proper discharge of his duties, I
drew attention to the clause to shew that the error was so
forr palliated by the clause
as to be ( as I conceived) of no legal defect; and, I may
be permitted to
some errore
Day
H
that hard
or omissions in
not the Legislative Connoil foreseen the likelihood of connection with the working of the - Provisions of the new enactment it is not probable that the XIX clause monti have been retained in the Ordinance..
It is now my painful obligation to refer to that portion of your letter in which
you
call
my veracity into question and in which an expression is attributed to me which is not contained, as asserted by you,
of the 13th Instant : I never said
my
letter
in
that "Warrants had been issued " but that "Marrants" had been "granted", that such ms the Decree of the Court upon my application for 204 warrants : It would
be
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