CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 327

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"Committee of Enquiry that there were delays, and that the delays were due to his own fault. He draws attention to Mr. Monson's Memoranda on the Petitions. New matter was sent in by the Contractor for payment which led to the same conclusion. If necessary to show that the Surveyor General had spent money without authority, there were the cases of paving the Landings in the Gardens and building therein a house, which works cost over $12,000 and were not necessary...

Further, in order to acquaint the Surveyor General with the nature of the evidence against him, he reads certain extracts from the Notes taken before the Committee of Enquiry.

"The Surveyor General refuses to acknowledge anything. Whether anything was admitted by him before the Committee of Inquiry, or otherwise...

He proceeds to show the delay of receipt of one of the Requisitions to be entirely inaccurate in one instance - and inaccurate in two others - therefore he submits that no reliance could be placed on the rest. The Contractors were not, it is true, paid in proper time, and as he...

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27 "Committee of Enquiry that there were delays, and that the delays were due to his own fault. He draws attention to Mr. Monson's Memoranda on the Petitions. New matter was sent in by the Contractor for payment which led to the same conclusion. If necessary to show that the Surveyor General had spent money without authority, there were the cases of paving the Landings in the Gardens and building therein a house, which works cost over $12,000 and were not necessary... Further, in order to acquaint the Surveyor General with the nature of the evidence against him, he reads certain extracts from the Notes taken before the Committee of Enquiry. "The Surveyor General refuses to acknowledge anything. Whether anything was admitted by him before the Committee of Inquiry, or otherwise... He proceeds to show the delay of receipt of one of the Requisitions to be entirely inaccurate in one instance - and inaccurate in two others - therefore he submits that no reliance could be placed on the rest. The Contractors were not, it is true, paid in proper time, and as he...
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27 "Commuita of Suquiry that there were delays, and that the delayp were Mis own fanic. Be ais árans attention to M2 Monson's on Meinoranda on the Petitions new matter was sent in by the Conitaciño for payment which led to the same Conclusion. If necessary to shew think the Surveyor General had spent money, withouċ authority, there were the cares of paving the Landings in the Bardens and building therein an house, which works cost over $12.00 aud were not neapary... Schis Further in order to acquint the Surveyor Beverse with the nature of the 325 Avidina against t against him, he rear's scrtain extracts from the Notes taken before the Committee of Enquiry.- to "The Surveyor Beneral ricinos acknowledge any thing. Whether anything- admitted by him before the Committe of Inquiry, or otherwise He proceeds to shew the delay off receipt of one of the Suquisitions to be entirely inaccuratî in one instance - and mac a inaccurate in two others therefore he subunits that no reliance could be placed on the rest. The Contractors were not, it is tîue, paix in proper time, and as he
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"Commuita of Suquiry that there

were

delays, and that the delayp

were Mis

own

fanic. Be ais

árans attention to M2 Monson's

on

Meinoranda

on the Petitions

new matter was

sent in by the Conitaciño for payment which led to the same

Conclusion. If necessary to shew think the Surveyor General had spent money, withouċ authority, there were the cares of paving the Landings in the Bardens and building therein an house, which works cost over $12.00

aud

were not

neapary...

Schis

Further

in order to acquint the Surveyor Beverse with the nature of the

325

Avidina against t

against him, he rear's

scrtain extracts from the Notes

taken before the Committee of

Enquiry.-

to

"The Surveyor Beneral ricinos

acknowledge any thing. Whether

anything-

admitted by him before the

Committe of Inquiry, or otherwise

He proceeds to shew the delay off receipt of one of the Suquisitions to be entirely inaccuratî in one instance - and mac a inaccurate in two others therefore he subunits that no reliance

could be placed on the rest. The Contractors were not, it is tîue, paix in proper time, and as he

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