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the Manager of the Bank, he states
that they are not paid.

I shall feel much obliged by your
informing me, the reason why they
have not been paid, and by your
expediting the payment of them, as the
now payment of them has put me to
serious inconvenience and loss.

I have the honour to be

Sir

your most Ob't S't

[signed] Thomas Alford

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Referred for the Report of the
Auditor General

.......Blank Cover Aug't 11th 1851

for the Colonial Secretary

[signed] W Elyard Jn'r

To be returned

[in another hand]

Inform'd

... 11 Aug't 1851

............. Noted

[in a third hand]

The Sum of £22. 13. 0 was placed in
Warrant on 1st May last, and the
Sum of £40. 5. 4 on 16th July.

........ Audit Office

............. 12 Aug 51.

Returned C. S. O.

15: August

... [initials] JMcL.

[in a fourth hand]

Inform

....... 15[th]

[in a fifth hand]

Mr Alford

22 August 1851

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