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" to the Government - in letters dated

"29th January

"the

and 21st March that

Staff of his Department

" insufficient

who

and on the 11th of July 1864

" he applied for the Assistance of an

inconvenience - he sent

A.

- younger

304

Brother to assist in the Department;

to work was

who whilst

willing

unequal

to the

21

My letter of the 4th of July 1864

requirements of the position.

#

additional sub-collector but these

" representations and applications

were

" not successful and to add to the difficulties " of the situation Mr. Hyndman the "principal clerk connected with that

absent from

Branch fell ill and was "thus unable to perform his duties from the 20th of July to " the 18th of November 1864"

20

Mr. Hyndman's indisposition

not

although not severe was protracted from day to day

until it proved a serious

and those of a preceding

date having

proved ineffectual in the object they had

no one at the

Treasury intelligent enough or sufficiently

acquainted with the working

and routine

of the Police and Lighting Rate Branch

to prepare the required

Lists of Defaulters

I had to wait the return of Mr. Hyndman to his post - November 17th

1864 - when the Lists for the 1st and 2nd quarters of 1864 were then made and

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" to the Government - in letters dated "29th January "the and 21st March that Staff of his Department " insufficient who and on the 11th of July 1864 " he applied for the Assistance of an inconvenience - he sent A. - younger 304 Brother to assist in the Department; to work was who whilst willing unequal to the 21 My letter of the 4th of July 1864 requirements of the position. # additional sub-collector but these " representations and applications were " not successful and to add to the difficulties " of the situation Mr. Hyndman the "principal clerk connected with that absent from Branch fell ill and was "thus unable to perform his duties from the 20th of July to " the 18th of November 1864" 20 Mr. Hyndman's indisposition not although not severe was protracted from day to day until it proved a serious and those of a preceding date having proved ineffectual in the object they had no one at the Treasury intelligent enough or sufficiently acquainted with the working and routine of the Police and Lighting Rate Branch to prepare the required Lists of Defaulters I had to wait the return of Mr. Hyndman to his post - November 17th 1864 - when the Lists for the 1st and 2nd quarters of 1864 were then made and
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" to the Government - in letters dated "29th January "the and 2101 March that Stiff of his Department " insufficient Avho and on the 11th of July 1864 " he applied for the Assistance of an inconvenience - he sent A. - younger 304 Brother to assist in the Department_ to work was who whilst willing sunequal to the 21 My letter of the 4th of July 1864 requirements of the position. # additional sub collector but these " representations and applications were " not successful and to add to the difficulties " of the situation Me Hyndman the "principal cork connected with that absent from Branch fell ill and was "This duties from the 20th of July to " the 18th of November 1884" 20 Mr. Hyndman's indisposition not although sut severe was protracted from day to day until it proved a serious and those of a picceding -date having -porrved ineffectual in the object they has no one at the no in view and thew being Treasury intelligent enough or sufficiently acquainted with the working. and routine of the Polin and Lighting Rate Branch. to prepare the required requiret Lists of Defanters I had to wait the return of Mr__ Stynaman to his post = November 17t 1864 - when the Lists for the 12 and 200 quarters of 1864 were then made and th
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" to the Government - in letters dated

"29th January

"the

and 2101 March that

Stiff of his Department

" insufficient

Avho

and on the 11th of July 1864

" he applied for the Assistance of an

inconvenience - he sent

A.

- younger

304

Brother to assist in the Department_

to work was

who whilst

willing

sunequal

to the

21

My letter of the 4th of July 1864

requirements of the position.

#

additional sub collector but these

" representations and applications

were

" not successful and to add to the difficulties " of the situation Me Hyndman the "principal cork connected with that

absent from

Branch fell ill and was "This duties from the 20th of July to " the 18th of November 1884"

20

Mr. Hyndman's indisposition

not

although sut severe was protracted from day to day

until it proved a serious

and those of a picceding

-date having

-porrved ineffectual in the object they has

no one at the

no

in view and thew being Treasury intelligent enough or sufficiently

acquainted with the working.

and routine

of the Polin and Lighting Rate Branch. to prepare the required

requiret Lists of Defanters

I had to wait the return of Mr__ Stynaman to his post = November 17t

1864 - when the Lists for the 12 and 200 quarters of 1864 were then made and

th

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