33054-000111

8,513- 19th Decr 1826

Burwood Decr 18. 1826

Sir

I beg leave to state to you that in consequence of an order I had the honour of receiving from His Excellency the Governor (thro' you) for my being paid as Engineer a Moreton Bay, I called on Mr Lithgow the Commissary of Accounts who told me he was unable to make out the warrant of my salary for want of the official documents of my appointment to and discharge from that duty; I therefore beg leave to state

To The Honb. A. McLeary Colonial Secretary, &c. &c. &c.

for His Excellency's and your information that by order of Capt. Bishop the then Commandant I took charge of all the Engineer Department on the 5th day of August 1825 From Lieut: Miller and I continued to do the entire duty till Capt. Bishop was relieved by Capt: Logan - for the correctness of this statement I beg leave to refer His Excellency and you Sir to Capt: Bishop who is now in Sydney.

I have the Honour to he Sir Your most obedient Humble Servant

[W?] Dulhunty

8573-18 decr 1826

Dulhunty W.

Refer to Capt. Bishop, who is [...] pro= ceedng to [Herbert] [...} NO. 20 20 Decr 1826

Capt. Bishop's reply 21 Decr. No. 8563

Mr. Gregson

If there is any letter from Capt. Bishop written from a Morton Bay in Octr. 1825, refr. the departure of Lieut: Miller in the Cutter Mermaid, or the appointment of Mr. Dulhunty to the Engineer duties, have the goodness to let me see it

[?]

I have searched the collection of letters [B?] for the year 1825, without finding one from Capt Bishop upon any subject.

It is more than probable that his correspondence respecting Lieut Miller & Mr Dulhunty may have been addressed to the late Major Ovens, as Private Secretary: which has proved to be the case in other instances

[M G?]

26th Decr.