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[marginalia] 51/11557 ....... 8th Dec'r 1851.

No. 51/190.

The Honorable the Attorney General
and the Solicitor General, to the Hon'ble
The Colonial Secretary, reporting as to
payment of Constabulary - Surat -

________________

Attorney General's Office,

Sydney, 6th Dec'r 1851.

Sir,

With reference to the
accompanying documents
forwarded to us under
form Blank Cover on the
28th ultimo, we have
the honor to refer you
to the enclosed letter
from the Civil Crown
Solicitor, and to state
that, in our opinion,
the salaries of the
Claimants ought to be
at once paid by the
Government without waiting

until

[bottom of left margin]

The Honorable

The Colonial Secretary

[notes in left margin]

It may be necessary to
refer to the Colonial Treasurer
to ascertain under what
arrangement the money
was paid to the Account
of Mr Mitchell.

... 8th

[in another hand]

Refer to the
Col: Treasurer
accordingly.

... 9th ... [initials] ChFR

[in a third hand]

The Hon'ble the Colonial
Treasurer for his report

Blank Cover 16 December 1851

For the Colonial Secretary

[signed] W. Elyard Jun'r

To be returned

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[in a fourth hand]

[initials] MF

Noted

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