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returned herewith.

That Bond is expressly confined to securing good conduct and duty accounting for money received by Mr. Gibbons as Registrar. It does not extend to suretyship for daily accounting for money received by him as Trustee or Official Administrator or Official Assignee or in respect of other Offices to be held by Mr. Gibbons.

Now it is a fact that Official sureties are still owing to the old fashioned form of the Bond securing the Crown against liabilities incurred by him.

The Crown was thus without remedy because my remonstrances were not attended to.

I referred to this loss to the public in my evidence before the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Supreme Court, consequent on Huffam's defalcations at p. 65, from which I make a short extract.

I then said "I had doubt it will be seen that my recommendations would

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241 of 21100 returned herewith. That Bond is expressly confined to securing good conduct and duty accounting for money received by Mr. Gibbons as Registrar. It does not extend to suretyship for daily accounting for money received by him as Trustee or Official Administrator or Official Assignee or in respect of other Offices to be held by Mr. Gibbons. Now it is a fact that Official sureties are still owing to the old fashioned form of the Bond securing the Crown against liabilities incurred by him. The Crown was thus without remedy because my remonstrances were not attended to. I referred to this loss to the public in my evidence before the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Supreme Court, consequent on Huffam's defalcations at p. 65, from which I make a short extract. I then said "I had doubt it will be seen that my recommendations would
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of 21100

returned herewith.

That Boord is expressly confined to securing good conduct and duty accounting for money received by Mr. Gibbons

As

Registrar. It does

not extend to suretyslup for daily

accounting

fr as

Trustee

0.4

Official Administrator

a

Official Assignee

in respect of

#1

A J

Official

other Offices

to be held by mr Gibbons,

held

of

money than his

liabilities par

liabilities

Now it

tva s

a 4

Vre

hared

a s

Refratres. Official

sureties

owing

to the old fashioned:

from of the Bond securing

The Crown

him.

was thus without

remedy

because.

my

remonstrances

wvere

not attended.

02.1

lo

the point

Are

publie

1874 and subse

than

0210

sequently

occasion repeated:

I referred to this loss to the

my

evidence before

the Commissioners to enquire

to the

Conde

a

Supreme Court, apponited

quence of Huffam's

defalcations at p. 65, from which

Assignee not as

بول

Huffam

became

Regietras that

defaulter

I make

A

short extract

brr

the

and therefore the Crown

without remedy against Huffan's ==

Leveties.

third pape

I then sai

said

"I had

A10

it will be

doubt

seen that

my recommendations

would

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