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devolved on the Department of the Colonial Treasurer (M. Forth) I have the honor to state that I referred to Mr. Forth W. Cardwell's despatch - and the letter from the Treasury which it enclosed - together with the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Cause of those arrears- and I called on M. Forth to furnish me with the necessary explanations as to that part of his conduct which had been impugned by the Commission.

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I now transmit Mr. Forth's explanatory statement and also a memorandum sent with it apparently for my personal information, but which I cannot treat merely as such- In the latter document M. Forth draws my attention to the fact that till after my arrival in the Colony he had never been permitted to see the report impugning his conduct- and that the Colonial Secretary then Administering the Government having had the Report nearly three months in his possession had sent it to the Secretary of State accompanied by a statement of his own opinion thereon.

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279 devolved on the Department of the Colonial Treasurer (M. Forth) I have the honor to state that I referred to Mr. Forth W. Cardwell's despatch - and the letter from the Treasury which it enclosed - together with the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Cause of those arrears- and I called on M. Forth to furnish me with the necessary explanations as to that part of his conduct which had been impugned by the Commission. 2. I now transmit Mr. Forth's explanatory statement and also a memorandum sent with it apparently for my personal information, but which I cannot treat merely as such- In the latter document M. Forth draws my attention to the fact that till after my arrival in the Colony he had never been permitted to see the report impugning his conduct- and that the Colonial Secretary then Administering the Government having had the Report nearly three months in his possession had sent it to the Secretary of State accompanied by a statement of his own opinion thereon.
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2 279 devolved on the Department of the Colonial Treasurer (M. Forth) I have the honor to state that I referred to Mr. Forth W. Cardwells despatch - and the letter from the Treasury which it enclored - together with the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Canse of those arrears- and I called on M. Forth to furnish me with the necessary explanations as to that part of his conduct which had been impugned by the Commission. 2. I now transmit Mṛ Forth's explanatory statement ا برواز ri and also a themorandum sent with it apparently for my personal information, but which I cannot treat merely as such- In the latter document M. Forth attention to the fact draws my that till after my arrival in the Colony he had never been permitted to see the report impugning his conduct- and that the Colonial Secretary then Administering the Government having had the Report nearly three months in his possession had sent it to the Secretary of State accompanied by a staterment opinion thereon of his own
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devolved on the Department of the Colonial Treasurer (M. Forth) I have the honor to state that I referred to Mr. Forth W. Cardwells despatch - and the letter from the Treasury which it enclored - together with the Report of the Commission of Inquiry

into the Canse

of

those arrears-

and I called on M. Forth to

furnish

me with the necessary

explanations

as to that part of

his conduct which had been

impugned by the Commission.

2.

I now transmit Mṛ

Forth's explanatory statement

ا برواز

ri and also a themorandum sent with it apparently for my personal information, but which I cannot treat merely as such- In the latter document M. Forth attention to the fact

draws

my

that till after my arrival in the Colony he had

never

been

permitted to see the report impugning his conduct- and that the Colonial Secretary then Administering the Government having had the Report nearly three months in his possession had sent it to the Secretary of State accompanied by a staterment

opinion thereon

of his

own

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