CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 77

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canust entertain your experience has proved that

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I cannot too strongly urge the

appointment of this

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necessity for the

Ffficer. The assayer from any cause

being unable to attend to his duties will absolulity cuspied all the

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highly injudicious to depend on one person this duly in such a climali as

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may judge by my short cxxeriences of the Colony, recent events tos amongst hint officials shero what

the horribilities are and should we love

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Assayer

it would be the cause

of closing the Mint until mother and

brought from England which would pirtually amount to a custeation of

four or five mon the I have, He,

work

for four

(Signed) Ko Mom Winder,

Master of the Trint.

(Drive Corico.)

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Acting Colonial Secretory.