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difficulties of the situation W. Syndman the principal Clerst connected with that

absent from

Branch, fell ill año was

his duties from the 200

18th of November 18611

I would

appear

of July

to the

that it was

upon Mr. Wyndinan's recovery

only

and

return to his duties that

any

active steps.

were lasten towards the collection of the

avan

for 18brs and it is a

significant

fact that not a single List of Defaultin

for the

year

18by was sent to the Court

of Summary Jurisdiction unlit the month of December and that these for the third and forth quarters were not sent mutil the 16th of May 1865. Undu such circumstances the state of confusion