CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 289

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I have hitherto found Mr Forth a very painstaking and anxious Public Servant and I believe he has the interests of the Colony at heart, though he often exhibits great want of judgment.

13.

The inexcusable character of that general negligence is more obvious from the fact that without ... it is true my Administration as ... not cover many months - still it is my duty to speak of his conduct.

Forth in such terms as to merit any emendation. An Ordinance formerly declared insufficient is now working satisfactorily. The amount of rates leviable for the first half of this year is $85,000. This only $1,500 remains uncollected, while of the total $171,000 leviable during the whole year $129,000 are already collected, that the former deficiency lay ...

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285 12. I have hitherto found Mr Forth a very painstaking and anxious Public Servant and I believe he has the interests of the Colony at heart, though he often exhibits great want of judgment. 13. The inexcusable character of that general negligence is more obvious from the fact that without ... it is true my Administration as ... not cover many months - still it is my duty to speak of his conduct. Forth in such terms as to merit any emendation. An Ordinance formerly declared insufficient is now working satisfactorily. The amount of rates leviable for the first half of this year is $85,000. This only $1,500 remains uncollected, while of the total $171,000 leviable during the whole year $129,000 are already collected, that the former deficiency lay ... A ... June ... proof
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285 12. I have hitherto found of Mr Forth a very painstaking and anxions Public Servant and I betieve he has the interests the Colony at heart, though he often exhibits great want of judgment. several enspable 13. The inexensable character is of that general negligence the more obvious from the fact that without It is true my yet dres of Administration as not cover many mouths _ still it is my duty to to speak of his Forth in such terms any emendation an Ordinance formerly declard insufficient it is now working satisfactorily _ the amount of nates; leviable for the first half this year ла of and of conduct merits during that " period _ and I should be pained if required to single out Mr. Forth to bear the penalties of neglected duties - where he was certainly only one of Mous $85,000. this only $ 1,500.. $1,500. remains uncollected, whilet of the total $171,000 leviable during the whole year $129,000...are already collected that the former deficiency lay A Jure proof
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285

12.

I have hitherto found

of

Mr Forth a very painstaking and anxions Public Servant and I betieve he has the interests the Colony at heart, though he often exhibits great want of judgment.

several enspable

13.

The inexensable character

is

of that general negligence the more obvious from the fact

that without

It is true my

yet dres

of

Administration as

not cover many mouths _ still

it is my duty to

to speak of his

Forth in such terms

any

emendation

an Ordinance formerly declard insufficient it is now working satisfactorily _ the amount of nates; leviable for the first half

this year

ла

of

and

of

conduct merits during that " period _ and I should be pained if required to single out Mr. Forth to bear the penalties of neglected duties - where he

was

certainly only

one

of

Mous

$85,000.

this only $ 1,500.. $1,500.

remains uncollected,

whilet

of

the total $171,000 leviable during the whole year $129,000...are already collected that the former deficiency lay

A

Jure

proof

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