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burthened with a large amount of arrears to collect - does certainly in my opinion, as well as in Her Majesty's Treasury- greatly diminish the responsibility of the Treasurer. Nevertheless I would not attach so much consequence to this latter point, if the Treasurer had not himself early warned the Executive of the difficulty of his position. This is apparent because whilst the Collection of rates devolved on his Department on the 2nd July 1863 he lost no time in representing on the 3rd of that month the peculiar position in which he was placed by the large amount then uncollected viz:- $22,762, the collection of which he argued would occupy the whole time of the old Staff then transferred to his department. Consequently he requested some temporary extra aid to enable him to keep abreast of the accruing work.

9. To me the request appears to have been most reasonable - and it's refusal the reverse, whilt it must also have been very

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burthened with a large amount of arrears to collect - does certainly in my opinion, as well as in Her Majesty's Treasury- greatly diminish the responsibility of the Treasurer. Nevertheless I would not attach so much consequence to this latter point, if the Treasurer had not himself early warned the Executive of the difficulty of his position. This is apparent because whilst the Collection of rates devolved on his Department on the 2nd July 1863 he lost no time in representing on the 3rd of that month the peculiar position in which he was placed by the large amount then uncollected viz:- $22,762, the collection of which he argued would occupy the whole time of the old Staff then transferred to his department. Consequently he requested some temporary extra aid to enable him to keep abreast of the accruing work. 9. To me the request appears to have been most reasonable - and it's refusal the reverse, whilt it must also have been very
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burthened with a large amount aricars to collect - does certainly in my opinion. of that of as well as in Her Majesty's Treasury- greatly diminish the responsibility of 8. the Treasurer. Nevertheless I would not attach so much consequence secu to the this latter point, if the Treasurer had not himself early difficulty of his position and warned the Executive of it._ This is apparent because whilst the Collection of rates devolved on his Department the 2nd July. on 1863 he lost no time in representing 283 on the 3rd of that mouth the peculiar position in which he was placed by the large armount then uncollected viz:- of arrears be $22,762._ the collection of which argued would occupy time of the old Staff then the whole transferred to his department- Consequently he requested some temporary extra aid to enable him to Keep abreast accruing work. 9. of the To me the request appears to have been mort reasonable - and it's refural the reverse_ whilt it must also have been very
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burthened with a large amount

aricars to collect - does certainly in my opinion.

of

that

of

as well as in

Her Majesty's Treasury-

greatly diminish the responsibility

of

8.

the Treasurer.

Nevertheless I would not

attach so much

consequence

secu

to

the

this latter point, if the Treasurer had not himself early difficulty of his position and warned the Executive of it._ This is apparent because whilst the Collection of rates devolved on his Department

the 2nd July.

on

1863 he lost no time in

representing

283

on the 3rd of that mouth

the peculiar position in which he

was

placed by the large armount then uncollected viz:-

of

arrears

be

$22,762._ the collection of which

argued would occupy time of the old Staff then

the whole

transferred to his department-

Consequently

he

requested some

temporary extra aid to enable him to Keep abreast

accruing work.

9.

of

the

To me the request appears

to have been mort reasonable - and it's refural the reverse_ whilt it must also have been very

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