CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 179

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unusual sum - for breach of __ condition in a Bond, and that

instead of immediately paying the whole of that amount into the Treasury you retained it till receipt of a Communication, relative thereto from the Treasurer in last October. You then paid to that Officer $1000 - only when called on by him, for the money which you had received upon that particular transaction,- Knowing well that the sum was $1000- and not 1000 Dollars.

It further appears that when called on by the Treasurer for the particulars necessary for a proper entry of payment of the said sum, You replied on the 25th October last, by describing it as the Amount forfeited by Messrs. Augustine Heard and Company through breach of the Emigration Act - though you must have known both from the Bond itself, and from the sum actually paid to you, that you were incorrectly describing 1000 Dollars as the amount forfeited.

It also appears that you retained the Balance, 3,000 Dollars, till called on...

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unusual sum - for breach of __ condition in a Bond, and that instead of immediately paying the whole of that amount into the Treasury you retained it till receipt of a Communication, relative thereto from the Treasurer in last October. You then paid to that Officer $1000 - only when called on by him, for the money which you had received upon that particular transaction,- Knowing well that the sum was $1000- and not 1000 Dollars. It further appears that when called on by the Treasurer for the particulars necessary for a proper entry of payment of the said sum, You replied on the 25th October last, by describing it as the Amount forfeited by Messrs. Augustine Heard and Company through breach of the Emigration Act - though you must have known both from the Bond itself, and from the sum actually paid to you, that you were incorrectly describing 1000 Dollars as the amount forfeited. It also appears that you retained the Balance, 3,000 Dollars, till called on... Page 172

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unusual sum - for breach of __ condition in a Bond, and that instead of immediately paying the whole of that amount into the Treasury you retained it till receipt of a Communication, relative thereto from the Treasurer in last October. You then parid to that Officer $1000 - only when by him, for the money hich you had received upon that particular transaction,- Knowing well that the sum was £. 1000- and not 1000.- Gollars called on, as error erroneously stated by the Treasurer _ It further appears that when called on 172 by the Treasurer for the particulars necessary for a proper entry of payment of the said summ, You replied on the 25th October last, by describing it as the Amount forfeited by Mess. Augustine Heard and Company through breach of the Emigration Act 4- though you must have known both from the Bond itself, and from the sum actually poid to you, that you were incorrectly describing 1000- Dollars as the amount forfeited. It also appears that you retained the Balance, 3,000. Dollars, till called on 3

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unusual sum - for breach of __ condition in a Bond, and that

instead of immediately paying the whole of that amount into the Treasury you retained it till receipt of a Communication, relative thereto from the Treasurer in last October. You then parid to that Officer $1000 - only when by him, for the money hich you had received upon that particular transaction,- Knowing well that the sum was £. 1000- and not 1000.- Gollars

called on,

as error

erroneously stated

by the Treasurer _ It further appears that when called on

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by the Treasurer for the particulars necessary for a proper entry of payment of the said summ, You replied on the 25th October last, by describing it as the Amount forfeited by Mess. Augustine Heard and Company through breach of the Emigration Act

4- though you must have known both from the Bond itself, and

from the sum actually poid

you, that

you were

incorrectly

describing 1000- Dollars as the amount forfeited.

It also appears that

you retained the Balance, 3,000. Dollars, till called on

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