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that

any

blame

carr be attri-

buted to Mr. Phepherd for ha- ving acquierced in it.

38.

3

With respect to para. referring to the

en-play. the Official Receiver

-graph & referring

by

ment

of

A

clash in the

Registry I

have made enquiries. As far as I can ascertain, the

only work done by Att. Xavier in office hours has been to make out cheques and

prepare

accounts, showing whyy

are

avvies

-paid out, but this has been done at the request and for the satisfaction of the Registar, who is required by

Government

all cheques

order to countersigur drawer by the Official Receiver

and that he has declined to

do unless quite satisfied of the correctness of the same.

3.9.

I have been requested

to

to state, and have every

Meadow

to believe the statement is cor.

which

rect) that the only work Mr. Xavier does for the Official de- ceiver, is to keep the books and the accounts- these he does out

of office, and after office hours. The work does not amount to

murch; certainly not enough to employ

a separate clerk, and

it would be

very difficult to

obtain the occasional services

a

of a

was

40.

trustworthy person, who

not

もしも

officer of the Court

I have above stated

that Mr. Nicolle instead of

only auditing the accounts

questions the

the estate.

management of

de support of this

statement I will give the fol-

lowing instance.

In the Bankrupt estate

of

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