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the appointement he had received and after some oral representatim in the subje he wrote a letter to me in the 5th of May. in which he entered pretty fully the whole question of his official duties. In that letter he said. The fact is the Colonial Secretary has enough

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therefore in expressing the opinion that the duties of Auditor ought to be separated" from those of Colonial Secretary

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And finally M. Marsh whole- "In Conclusimo Jearnestly bey for the reasons herein before

:herein before stated that the Right Amorable the Secretary of

State

may be pleased to relieve me of the duties of Auditor Leneral = "

On receiving this letter from der. Marsh, I called for Certain details, adding .. "It would be hardly fair to

Mr. Bardiner Austin's reputation indeed to the Public Service generally,

if I atteripted to decide in the Qcrits of this report without more details before sne 4. There details having been furnished, by M. Marsh in the 20th May, Iduly

transmitted his letter to Liv M. A. Beach on

the 31st of May.

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5. On returning from September, I found that dr. Marst had prepared part of the draft Estrinates for 1880 in Wuch be allowed_a separate salary for the office of

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