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Otago Daily Times, Issue 1602, 18 February 1867, Page 8

Else ioa Notice. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the following questions will be pat to Mr Mac--7 '7 7 --y-A'l '"'.j andrew, at the meeting on Tuesday eveßingTtey ore made public in order that Mr Macandrew a: ay have erery opportunity of duly -weighing and- considering his replies. The questions are entirely confined to those subjects which Mr Macandrew'a supporters aver he is able aatiaf ictority to explain i— 1. What consideration has the Govern* ment of this Province received for tbe payment ordered to bo made by you as Superintendent, of the sum of LIOI2 14s sd, to Messrs Rayner and Co? 2. In reference to the above sum, are you the individual in connection with whom the entry appears in the Provincial Books-—" Defalcations of James Macandrew, LlOl2 14s 5d ? " 3. How can you explain the fact that the Government of this Province ba3 been compelled to pay a second time the Bum of Ll 000 on account of Clutha Railway Plant ? 4. Taking your own statement aa to the purchaso of Bills .of Exchange from Mr Jamas Thompson, drawn by tbe National Bank on Messrs Glyn end Co., what became of tbo money, from tho time you drew it frotn tbo public account at the Batik, till tne time of the alleged purchass of iheea drafts several J months later ? A. How co uca it that tha Nationil B«ak Cf Ecvtlarrd and Messrs Glyn and ■ Co. deny all knowledgo of thin -Draft ? C. Who is James Thompson i 7. How causes it that, if, 39 yoti allege,, 1,. you are innocent of tlese matter), you do not take tho usual steps in prosecuting those penona who pullicly make coca charges ? 8. Too. liara assorted publicly that, when you wero Superintendent, a bilbo of £3000 trcta jeered; fo you ' ' to SJirow certain land into ths xuatket,, Hav<> you any objccticn to nacsc the person who wit bold i enough to ctfet this bribe to a f Superintendent, tad how 4o you ! . - aocr-uut for having overlooked the in- { " anli and offence oommittsd tfyerebj ? I