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Queensland State Archives Colonial Secretary's Office Inwards Correspondence 01 Jan 1859 - 31 Dec 1859 S 5253 ITM846730 Dept No. 003 The legibility of this item may be reduced due to the following factors: Minimal Impression Faded Ink Iron Gall ink halo and lacing Discoloured paper Torn or creased pages
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[top left] 59/3
[top right] 15 December 1859.
Under Secretary. Auckland
Enclosing Statistical papers of New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th November 1859.
Sir,
I have the honor by direction of the Colonial Secretary to transmit
to you the documents named in the margin.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
[signed] W. Gisborne
Under Secretary
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The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary
Queensland
Australia
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[initials] A.J.P.
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Acts of Genl Assembly of New Zealand
1854 - 5 - 6 and 1858
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Statistics 1853. 4, 5, 6 and 1857
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Observations on State of Aboriginal
Inhabitants of New Zealand, by F.D. Fenton
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Lecture by Dr F. Hochstetter on Geology
of Province of Auckland.
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Notes & Proceedings House of Repres. 1856
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... " ... " ... " Legislative Council 1856
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Journal House of Repres. ... 1858
Appendix ... to ... do ... 1858
[written diagonally] Sent separately
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It will probably
be sufficient to
acknowledge with thanks
the receipt of this letter and
accompanying documents.
[initials] A.O.M.
14 Decr
[signed, on right] R. S. W. Herbert -
[in another hand] Yes - [initials] GFB ... Decr 15/ '59
[on right, in a third hand] put away.
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Queensland State Archives Colonial Secretary's Office Inwards Correspondence 01 Jan 1859 - 31 Dec 1859 S 5253 ITM846730 Dept No. 005 The legibility of this item may be reduced due to the following factors: Minimal Impression Faded Ink Iron Gall ink halo and lacing Discoloured paper Torn or creased pages
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Port cannot at any rate be called over the average of a days work
Excepting for a short period this day myself and the clerk, who is also clocked – were engaged in the office from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m in checking entries. receiving duties for and so fully were we employed that I found it impossible to send him to the Bank with my collections accounting to £458— which for safe custody I had myself to deposit in the iron safe of a neighbouring Mercantile Establishment — Entries were passed for goods from the warehouses for home consumption in the forenoon which it was impossible, from not having a separate locker, to deliver until after 5 oclock — much I regret to add, to the in– convenience and annoy– ance of those who had paid duties in the morning
I have myself for some time acted as Warehousekeeper taking charge of the W.H.K Register and entering therein