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done by Captain Thomsett, the Marine Magistrate, who reported that Mr. Coughtrie's claim of $1,500.
6.
was entitled to his original
As the Executive Council, and the Finance Committee have concurred in the justice of this vote, I recommend Your Lordship sanction it.
7.
to
Unfortunately Mr. Price complicated the question by charging Mr. Coughtrie with being guilty of personal abuse of the Surveyor General, (and he (Mr. Price) also attributed motives to Colonel Stuart in the advice he gave as a Member of my Council (when in command of the Troops) and in the professional opinion he expressed on a further reference of the papers to him on a unanimous vote of the Executive Council.
8.
I believe there was no ground for Mr. Price's insinuation against Colonel Stuart.
Some delay
9.
and misconception.
seems also to have arisen from the unfortunate fact that Mr. Price, who was Acting Colonial Secretary for a short time, when the case was before the Executive Council, did not send to Mr. Coughtrie the whole of the extracts from his own and other Survey Office reports on the Case
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done by baptain Thomsett, the Marine Magistrate, who reported that Mr boughtric claim of $1,500.
6.
was entitled to his original
As the Executive
Council, and the Finance Committee
have concurred in the justice of this vote, I recommend Your Lordship
sanetion it.
7.
to
Unfortunately Mr Price
complicated the question by charging Mr. Coughtrie with being guilty of personal abuse of the Surveyor General, (and he (Mr. Price) also attributed motives to bolonel Stuart in the
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advice he gave of my Council (when
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of the Troops) and in the professional
opinion he expressed
on a
further
reference of the papers to him on a unanimous vote of the Executive
bouncil.
8.
I believe there was no
ground for Mr. Price's insinuation
against bolonel Stuart.
Some delay
9.
and
misconception.
seems also to have
arisen from the unfortunate fact that Mr. Price, who was
Acting bolonial an
Secretary for a short time, when the
case was
before the Excentive bonneil, did not send to Mr. boughtrie the ~
his
own
7 whole of the extracts from
and other survey Office reports
on the
Case
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