Colonial Secretary's Correspondence

the indulgence it would enable these men to bring up their families in a state of respectability.

Trusting you will kindly excuse my having thus intruded on you in their favor.

I have the honor to be Sir, Your most obed. Serv't. Fred B Russell Capt Staff Off'r of Pens'rs for V. D. Land

[marginalia] This may be forwarded to the Police Magistrate at Moreton Bay with a view of bringing the case of these men under his consideration in the [...search] of his being able to employ them in any capacity, but of course it must be left to his discretion to employ them or not. They [might?] be too old for the Police & it is hardly probable that if willing to work they cannot obtain employment. ChFR 29th

[...] Captain Wickham Captain Russell informed 9 June 1851

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50/10.305 - 31st Oct'r 1850.

The Surveyor General to the Colonial Secretary respecting boundaries of the Town of Ipswich.

Surveyor General's Office, Sydney 29th October 1850.

No 50/521.

Sir,

In reference to your letter of the 12th ultimo, No 50/503 wherein you state that not having received a reply to your letter of the 9th May last No 50/278. respecting the boundaries of the Township of Ipswich you are directed by His Excellency the Governor to draw my attention thereto and to request an early answer: I have the honor to state that Mr Assistant Sur= veyor Warner has been duly in= structed in the matter and I should most likely have re= ceived the requisite descrip= tion of the boundaries of the Town had it not been for the illness of Mr Warner, who how= ever has now been desired to hasten

[marginalia] 50/4246.

End of [year?].

Resubmitted 20 Dec'r

Has any thing been since received on this subject?

14 Feby

apparently not 17

To be expedited. 19th Feby.

Sur. General 20 Feby 1851.

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