CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 459

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that the

affower deficiency of

50 sheets of four

did not

actually

cent stamps

ex vot

the

mistake kawing by ariven from the fact that, through clerical error in Messrs. Hela

kue's invoice dated the pJuly 1903, it was made to affecr that 5055 pleats of four cent

>

Cause

were

finally adopted, the ciso were not referred to the CA for the

Clowes, who, in reply to enquiries

on the

subject, assert that

not foarte for

it is

an excess number of

sheets of stamps to be despatched

stamps had been received in

the Colony, whereas,

shown by

the amount charged in the invoice

and also by the packing cett., 5005

okes to only

wreme

actually suffled;

while in the latter case it affects

to be possible that the assumed

our plus

was due to a

similar cause

somewhat

perhaps I is unfortunate

that, before the conclusions which

were

arrived at in the Colony in

connection with the last mentioned

case

DRAFT.

by them,

rouggest

that this

My

ALT.

Mr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Grindle.

Mr. Lambert.

Mr. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Mr. Hewins,

Mr. Long.

particular discrepancy was possibly

due to the confusing of the stamps of

different values.

J. As matters stand, it cannot be held to be definitely clear that the alleged surplus

of

10 sheets of 60 $1 stamps,

бо

5 cheats of 60 $1.50 stamps

did in fact exist at the end of

1915, and, having regard

doubt on this point,

to be some

there

to the

affeers

justification for

My Thomson's suggestion in his

minute

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