CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 17

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The Auditor General to undertake, without substantial studious impediment to other regular official duties, the launching of the Stamp Ordinance and the arrangement of the office details and the training of the staff connected with it.

With reference to Your Lordship's despatch 119 of the 16th December last, I gather that the Agents had before that date been instructed to procure and forward you the Stamps and Dies specified in the requisition accompanying my despatch. I therefore expect the arrival of these within a month and am naturally anxious to be prepared to bring the Ordinance into operation as soon afterwards as possible, with a view to obtaining from it some addition to the financial resources of the Colony. As it should yield nearly 10,000 dollars for the year onwards, it is evidently desirable, if it is to be Law at all, to make it so without delay.

I therefore feel that I ought no longer to defer selecting the person intended to be entrusted with the responsible duty of bringing the Ordinance into operation. We will require some weeks to prepare the various forms and books as well as to adopt the necessary Offices for the working of the Stamp Department.

Mr. Rennie's business aptitude and familiarity with accounts qualify...

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15 The Auditor General to undertake, without substantial studious impediment to other regular official duties, the launching of the Stamp Ordinance and the arrangement of the office details and the training of the staff connected with it. With reference to Your Lordship's despatch 119 of the 16th December last, I gather that the Agents had before that date been instructed to procure and forward you the Stamps and Dies specified in the requisition accompanying my despatch. I therefore expect the arrival of these within a month and am naturally anxious to be prepared to bring the Ordinance into operation as soon afterwards as possible, with a view to obtaining from it some addition to the financial resources of the Colony. As it should yield nearly 10,000 dollars for the year onwards, it is evidently desirable, if it is to be Law at all, to make it so without delay. I therefore feel that I ought no longer to defer selecting the person intended to be entrusted with the responsible duty of bringing the Ordinance into operation. We will require some weeks to prepare the various forms and books as well as to adopt the necessary Offices for the working of the Stamp Department. Mr. Rennie's business aptitude and familiarity with accounts qualify...
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stu Auditor General to undertake I sithant sudus impediment to othin

regular official duties the launching of

ACAQ

Stamp Ordinance and the

the

arrangement of the

AtariAA12

office details

119

and the braining of the staff connected

itaw with.

Aran Your Indshipi despatch 1.99 of the 16th December last I gastur that the Agents had before that date

s

10437166

been instincted to procure and forward yos & the the Stamps and Dies specified in the wen sust

requisition accompanying my despatch. I ituus for expect the arrival of these

were

out 4 Evt.

everland seithin

a.....

month and

am

naturally

d to

to br

prepared

bring the Ordinance into operation

ar

Joon

afterwards as posible, with a view to obtaining from it some addition to the financial resources of the Colony-As

it should yield nearly 10,000 dellors for

whwards savowth, it is

སྙ

it in

olvinely desirable, if it

to be Law at all, to make it so

reichart delay.

گین

I therefore feel that I ought

longer to defor selecting the person

intended to be entrusted siit the

responsible duty of bringing the Ordinance

alion. We will

inle

operation.

u

require some

weeks to prepare the various

forms

and

books as well as to adopt the necessary

Offices for the working of the

Mere Department.

Mr Rennies lusiness, aptitude,

and familiarity reich accounts qualify

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