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# Enclosure

Enclosure 2.

Y. 9. 0. 0. 0. P. Y.

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

C.O.

249500

REC? Reg? 26 JUL 09

Statement by Mr. Lewis herewith.

I may add that on a previous occasion, when Mr. Ross took over from Mr. Johnston, this cash was short Johnston's over $18. I took over from Mr. Ross and on Mr. return he made good this amount. After Mr. Johnston's death I found out owing to a repayment by the French Postal Authorities that Mr. Johnston had paid the equivalent of 50 francs without leaving any record.

From the previous case it appears that Mr. Johnston may have borrowed money from this advance, and may have done so just before he became ill, as his wife arrived in the early morning of September 21st, when he would of necessity have a considerable amount to pay out, he was never able to return to office and he died on September 30th.

Mr. Lewis's case is that he did not know what this cash should amount to, he expected everything to be in order, and also did not expect to be in charge of the Post Office for any length of time.

He made one payment out of this cash for shipmasters' gratuities.

16th June, 1909.

(Sd.) C. McI. Messer,

P.M.G.

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Page 1 # Enclosure Enclosure 2. Y. 9. 0. 0. 0. P. Y. Hon. Colonial Secretary, C.O. 249500 REC? Reg? 26 JUL 09 Statement by Mr. Lewis herewith. I may add that on a previous occasion, when Mr. Ross took over from Mr. Johnston, this cash was short Johnston's over $18. I took over from Mr. Ross and on Mr. return he made good this amount. After Mr. Johnston's death I found out owing to a repayment by the French Postal Authorities that Mr. Johnston had paid the equivalent of 50 francs without leaving any record. From the previous case it appears that Mr. Johnston may have borrowed money from this advance, and may have done so just before he became ill, as his wife arrived in the early morning of September 21st, when he would of necessity have a considerable amount to pay out, he was never able to return to office and he died on September 30th. Mr. Lewis's case is that he did not know what this cash should amount to, he expected everything to be in order, and also did not expect to be in charge of the Post Office for any length of time. He made one payment out of this cash for shipmasters' gratuities. 16th June, 1909. (Sd.) C. McI. Messer, P.M.G. Page 1 ... ... Page ... has been removed as the original text was not making any sense and was likely OCR error. The main content starts from "Enclosure" and is formatted according to the given rules. The file reference is corrected as per rule 10. The page numbering is kept as per rule 11. The output is in HTML format using for paragraphs.
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1 ratto of arsel ged I batos ib aA rsoft70 romuel est mort evex owd horloger I + # . .moh nottsusiqxa ani- er of hrad of navig enow yeit morly of redes÷qəð „N÷PS srit no aotsa ow? Blow StadT .noitarrotal to anoicondant on Attw tud ext vd dqed new riotriw to vex hпosen erit) aqmata gniniazHOO SHO Jana & has aïobr0 Istaof galakstnoa Tendo sit,(erobang:00 .betaler +1 tert of worth of getricon Attw and venom dółw xod flass Ulożaw notariol,I to ategeq exaving bentscuno oala otse eim aid,.0.0.A.Resnol rolaM od ravo bobruu? I,djesh air no JOD STAW va 2 Jarid tray andytaldse vsIVA ¿Waf-Kh¬verið ond Istolto 'atarasagiste daɗt bertan♫ vitnemroadra I to did,xod deso erit n) astnom oris to duo bisq etew aeldintaty I .aubsIwort on barl I beraienos svar bloda rure Lerot edt Jariw •JOST100 hmot eď hlnrow 3 tail batnarg rot di Hood eroterend .br&S and no reunari emsa ert må woy od 7570 Evex mit bebner I .obem maid asv doaro on bas "edrevo” .ti vanom alde mort delt oals boodakshur I -2100 707 ambalo Josm of asinom nisëzoo beonsyba bad notanot ni dariè bra ̧‡i mi bavot snow arerionov ertoe tailt bra moltsaneq- *edollow of tart and benevoɔez &AY JnaryRqet 8 oonačani TertonE .brio ad of naw moitto suld gathlon giao naw I tailt antwort I and won forgot vlersonta I axesw wet a taost erit ja tot quodttw navo gridar to overi gahnie do modesto Laren mild hevoflot orið daft guides to er vi ebam nead gaival doario etrafqmos a Tobru verore duoroda a exam of betasnih od hluoda чosthuA Inood favor at I .HocatufoT, ," to tsah ard to asonsdammondo erið erto vď anoh od of reddat end tot rad.:sHOT I MA at on eteriweals mila mort noitentiqgs tuorittw anih tool*to us starw Jnemmravon .Jnog ody to robлof vierogmos .atwo IIawer100. (.62) Jonclosure Enclosure 2. .Y 9 0 0 0 P Y. Hon. Colonial Secretary, } C.O. 249500 REC? Reg?26 JUL 09 Statement by Mr. Lewis herewith. I may add that on a previous occasion, when Mr. Ross took over from Mr. Jolmston, this cash was the short Johnston's over $18. I took over from Kr. Ross and on Mr. return he made good this amount. After Mr. Johnston's death I found out owing to a repayment by the French Postal Authoriti- -es that Mr. Johnston had paid the equivalent of 50 francs with- -out leaving any record. From the previous case it appears that Mr. Johnston may have borrowed money from this advance, and may have done so just before he became ill, as his wife arrived in the early morning of September 21st. when he would of necessity have a considerable amount to pay out, he was never able to return to office and he died on September 30th. Mr. Lewis's case is that he did not know what this cash should amount to, he expected everything to be in order, and also did not expect to be in charge of the Post Office for any length of time. He made one payment out of this cash for shipmasters' gratuities. 16th. June, 1909. (Sd.) C. McI. Messer, P.M.G. .80.8.ax
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ratto of arsel ged I batos ib aA

rsoft70 romuel est mort evex owd horloger I

+

#

. .moh

nottsusiqxa ani-

er of hrad of navig enow yeit morly of redes÷qəð „N÷PS srit no

aotsa ow? Blow StadT .noitarrotal to anoicondant on Attw tud

ext vd dqed new riotriw to vex hпosen erit) aqmata gniniazHOO SHO

Jana & has aïobr0 Istaof galakstnoa Tendo sit,(erobang:00

.betaler +1 tert of worth of getricon Attw and venom dółw xod flass

Ulożaw notariol,I to ategeq exaving bentscuno oala otse eim

aid,.0.0.A.Resnol rolaM od ravo bobruu? I,djesh air no

JOD STAW va 2 Jarid tray andytaldse vsIVA ¿Waf-Kh¬verið ond

Istolto

'atarasagiste daɗt bertan♫ vitnemroadra I

to did,xod deso erit n) astnom oris to duo bisq etew aeldintaty

I .aubsIwort on barl I beraienos svar bloda rure Lerot edt Jariw

•JOST100 hmot eď hlnrow 3 tail batnarg rot di Hood eroterend

.br&S and no reunari emsa ert må woy od 7570 Evex mit bebner I

.obem maid asv doaro on bas "edrevo”

.ti vanom alde mort delt oals boodakshur I

-2100 707 ambalo Josm of asinom nisëzoo beonsyba bad notanot

ni dariè bra ̧‡i mi bavot snow arerionov ertoe tailt bra moltsaneq-

*edollow of tart and benevoɔez &AY JnaryRqet 8 oonačani TertonE

.brio ad of naw

moitto suld gathlon giao naw I tailt antwort

I and won forgot vlersonta I axesw wet a taost erit ja tot

quodttw navo gridar to overi gahnie do modesto Laren mild hevoflot

orið daft guides to er vi ebam nead gaival doario etrafqmos a

Tobru verore duoroda a exam of betasnih od hluoda чosthuA Inood

favor at I .HocatufoT, ," to tsah ard to asonsdammondo erið

erto vď anoh od of reddat end tot rad.:sHOT I MA at on eteriweals

mila mort noitentiqgs tuorittw anih tool*to us starw Jnemmravon

.Jnog ody to robлof vierogmos

.atwo IIawer100. (.62)

Jonclosure

Enclosure 2.

.Y 9 0 0 0 P Y.

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

}

C.O.

249500

REC? Reg?26 JUL 09

Statement by Mr. Lewis herewith.

I may add that on a previous occasion, when

Mr. Ross took over from Mr. Jolmston, this cash was the short

Johnston's over $18. I took over from Kr. Ross and on Mr.

return he made good this amount. After Mr. Johnston's death

I found out owing to a repayment by the French Postal Authoriti- -es that Mr. Johnston had paid the equivalent of 50 francs with-

-out leaving any record.

From the previous case it appears that Mr. Johnston may have borrowed money from this advance, and may have done so just before he became ill, as his wife arrived in the early morning of September 21st. when he would of necessity have a considerable amount to pay out, he was never able to return to office and he died on September 30th.

Mr. Lewis's case is that he did not know what this cash should amount to, he expected everything to be in order, and also did not expect to be in charge of the Post Office for any length of time.

He made one payment out of this cash for

shipmasters' gratuities.

16th. June, 1909.

(Sd.) C. McI. Messer,

P.M.G.

.80.8.ax

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