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but again in 1864s during the illness

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over a

M. Hyndman, which notevided. period of nearly five months, afsistance was rendened to the Treasing by a youth of 17 entirely

unconnected with, and

unpaid by the Government. This pradice which appears to have oblanter of permilling stranger one persons wholly irresponsible to the Government to perform the duties of the regularly

appointed Clerits is in our objectimabl

a

opiniow

aud

Nevucheless with but

slight exception the Preasury has the services of all its Officer from January

lo

August

18by and it was

dening

great

burst of

that half year that the

the

arriors was accumulated. Want of