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receipt of the Local Taxes with Eight

6

Thus it was that the time of Mr Hyndman - from the 12th of July 1863

to the month of Febmary 1864

of eight months - was

periost essentially devoted

the

arrears

and that

the

to the task of bringing up antecedent to the 12th of July- (as recorded by the members of the Commission) " to the pryndice of " legitimate work of the Treasury" -_ left without the assistance and protection

for by my letters of the zone and

Called

4th July

In

17

and 19.

as

7. It is therefore evident inferentially admitted

lly admitted by the Members

of the Commission that the Treasury

entered upon the supervision of the_

Month's

of

arrears

m.

the hands

of its

accountant. Mr. Hyndman- and it has

escaped the attention of the Commissioners

to report

and

"

that the Forms of "Notices"

of affidavits required by the

ont the Provisions of

Treasury to Carry

the Ordinance N°5 of 1863 had to be

Amended several times.

by

the

Attomey

ultimately

General before they were received at the Treasury from the Acting Cclonial Secretary's Office -

which

Sva

AL

the 5th of September 1863. Such delay arising not from

from any

default of the Treasury, precluded the

service of notices until seventy-seven-