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present disbursements.

10.

With regard to the reference had in the letter from your Office No. 531 to the Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I have to state most respectfully that having already formally denied the conclusions set forth in that Report and, I conceive, satisfactorily met the imputations cast upon the Treasury, I have nothing further to add and I await with patience and with a sense of conscious rectitude the decision of the Secretary of State.

I have etc.

(Signed) F. Forth

(True Copy)

A545

487

Colonial Secretary's Office,

28th September, 1868.

Sir,

I am directed to acknowledge your letter of 22nd instant and to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot find that you cannot get through your business without increasing the public expenses, as it is certain that a larger amount of business is transacted by other officers with less staff.

The Honorable

A. Forth,

Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Secretary,

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present disbursements. 10. With regard to the reference had in the letter from your Office No. 531 to the Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I have to state most respectfully that having already formally denied the conclusions set forth in that Report and, I conceive, satisfactorily met the imputations cast upon the Treasury, I have nothing further to add and I await with patience and with a sense of conscious rectitude the decision of the Secretary of State. I have etc. (Signed) F. Forth (True Copy) A545 487 Colonial Secretary's Office, 28th September, 1868. Sir, I am directed to acknowledge your letter of 22nd instant and to state that His Excellency The Governor cannot find that you cannot get through your business without increasing the public expenses, as it is certain that a larger amount of business is transacted by other officers with less staff. The Honorable A. Forth, Colonial Treasurer. Colonial Secretary,
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present disbursements. 10. With regard to the reference. had in the letter from your Office N: 531 to the Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I have to state most respectfully that having already formally. denied the conclusions set forth in that Report and satisfactorily. I conceive, met the imputations cast upon the Treasury I have nothing further to add and Iawait with patience and with a sense of conscious reclitude the decision of the Secretary of Mate - I have Ge. (Signed) Feed & Forth (True Copy) ) Loopy) A545 487 Colonial Foretary's Office, không trong 28th Sefeltember, 1868. Sir Ium directed to acknowledge. your letter of 22TMd instant and to state that Hoi's Exxcellency The Governor to find that you cannot get sorry through your business without increasing the public expenses, is certain that. 27 larger خته کرن سیمی amount of business is transacted by other officers with less staff. The Monorable As however Hois Excellency A. Forth Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer. - ;
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present disbursements.

10.

With regard to the reference.

had in the letter from

your

Office N: 531 to the Report of the Commission of Enquiry, I have to state most respectfully that having already formally. denied the conclusions set forth in that Report and satisfactorily. I conceive, met the imputations cast upon the Treasury I have nothing further to add and Iawait with

patience and with a sense of conscious

reclitude the decision of the Secretary of Mate -

I have

Ge.

(Signed) Feed & Forth

(True Copy)

)

Loopy)

A545

487

Colonial Foretary's Office,

không trong

28th Sefeltember, 1868.

Sir

Ium directed to acknowledge.

your letter of 22TMd instant and to state that Hoi's Exxcellency The Governor to find that you cannot get

sorry

through your business without increasing the public expenses,

is certain that.

27

larger

خته کرن سیمی

amount

of

business is transacted by other officers

with less staff.

The Monorable

As however Hois Excellency

A. Forth

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Treasurer.

-

;

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