CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 35

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the latte, and that a reference to Leciting, Sir E.B. Lytton's Despateles Nr 18 of 11th Odibor 1858 attè 32 of 2!! April 1867 will

show this.

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One

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point to be noticed is that seems never to consider himself responsible for the worsting of his Departinent, Does

query or a request for ueplanation come from the Auditor General or the Colonial, Secretary, M. Forch prases it on by

endorsenient to one

of his subordinates, as in the Minute of 6th January 1865 quoted by the Commission as "remantable", and even the transactions of the Preasury business with the Summary Jurisdidim Court is

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great measure thrust by M. Forh

the Colonial Secretary, as will be seen

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from the constant reference of correspenveence. While I shinst that the Commission

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e justified sin their remonts

gennally, en the Colonial Treasurer, there is one front av which I would obsewe, and this is that the Colonial Treasurer avas not responsible

for the late appearance of Netifications of Valuation and Assessment as this lay

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even with the collection

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commencing in February there is me reased why the first quarter's rates should not be collected before the one of the quarter.

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With respect to the Court of dummary Jurisdiction there is no doubt that when Mr. Fouch found himself in difficully min

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arreous he adopted. the scopedient of

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