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imperious mode of spending money without authority.

25. Subsequently, in presence of the

Acting bolonial Secretary, No Blarté and Mr Wilson,

com

the 10th instant.

"Interrogated M" Prestage on the Subject. He then retracted what he had said and stated that he had merely Theard Mr Wilson till Mr blank to look

after those repairs- and, thereupon, he conceived himself without further

further orders authorized to undertake the work. whneupon I removed the puncharge from Mo" Wilson to Mo" Grestage. Hot. Since then the batter has written a letter Copy of which is enclosed- modifying his statements before the

Conclosure 6.

me b

Acting bolonial Secretary

committing

and without com

and myself,

his

superior

some authority

endeavoring to find some

justifying his

conduct and

now

Vide Enclosure append Mo? blark's absenations

M2 Prestag's story

therein.

with

on

my Memo

45. The result of the whole is that

Mr Wilson's own

handwriting in the

bluk of Work's book shews that he

did on

the

your april give

orders for some

of the repairs, whilst M2 Prestage has

this

day

admitted to

me.

that" with

regard to the Kitchens the Surveyor the orders for repairing

#

General gave

"them and for painting the stables, and

"That M" Prestage

consulted the Surveyor