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shewn in the return of the Treasury Balances on the

inadvertently

31st of Bra

Lao

not included in the Statement

of Funds in custody of the Government.

The Acting Colonial Treasurer having been called upon for an explanation of the origin of the mistake,

states that the omission

an error"

occurred through in the preparation of the

statement of accounts, which

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to his great regret escaped

his notice at the time. He adds that he drew attention to the mistake on the gand of July, and that as it was then too late to forward amended return, he

explained to the late Colonial Secretary what

had occurred.

There being

3.

record in the Colonial

Secretary's Office of the information conveyed

an

to

the