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No. 14. Copy of a Letter from Mr. E. G. Fountain to the Inspector in Bankruptcy, Nelson. (No. 178 G.) Colonial Secretary's Office, (Judicial Branch,) Sic,— Wellington, 2nd May, 1866. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the date quoted in the margin, (30th April, 1866,) and in reply am directed by Mr. Stafford to inform you that, having regard to the probable amount of business to be done by you as Inspector in Bankruptcy for the Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough, and to the fact that you are also about to be appointed Curator of Intestate Estates for the former Province, the Government is of opinion that your salary should be £300 per annum. The authorized expenditure of your Department is therefore as follows: — £ s. d. Inspector's salary ... ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... ... 120 0 0 Office rent ... ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 Office furniture ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 £500 0 0 I have, &c, E. G. Fountain, The Inspector in Bankruptcy, Nelson. (For the Assistant Law Officer.) I No. 15. Copy of a Letter from Mr. E. F. Poetee to the Hon. E. W. Stafford. Sic,— Wellington, 30th April, 1866. I have the honour to forward herewith a statement in detail of the probable amount of expenditure of the Department of Inspector in Bankruptcy for the Province of Auckland during the year 1866-7. I have, &c, B. P. Poster, Inspector in Bankruptcy for the Province of Auckland. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary. £ s. d. Inspector ... ... ... ... ... 247 0 0 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... ■■■ 156 0 0 Office rent ... ... ... ... ... 52 0 0 Office furniture ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 0 Contingencies ... ... ... ■•• ■•• 25 0 0 £505 0 0 ' E. F. PoRTEB, Inspector in Bankruptcy, Auckland. No. 16. Copy of a Letter from Mr. E. G. Fountain to the Inspector in Bankruptcy, Auckland. (No. 175 G.) Colonial Secretary's Office, (Judicial Branch,) Sir,— , AVellington, 2nd May, 1866. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the date quoted in the margin, (30th April, 1866) and in reply am directed by Mr. Stafford to inform you that he has authorized the following annual expenditure in connection with your department, viz.: —lnspector's salary, £247; clerical assistance, £156 ; office rent, £52 ; office furniture, £25 ; contingencies, £25. Total, £505. I have, &c, The Inspector in Bankruptcy, E. G. Fountain, Auckland. (for the Assistant Law Officer.) No. 17. Copy of a Circular from Mr. C. T. Batkin to Inspectors in Bankruptcy. Sir,— Treasury, AVellington, 17th May, 1566. In order that funds maybe provided for the expenses of the several Departments of Inspector in Bankruptcy, and for other charges incurred in giving effect to " The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1865," throughout the Colony, I am directed by the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer to request that the fees received by you under the 28th section of the Act may be paid to the Sub-Treasurer at Auckland on the Ist or 2nd of each month. I have, &c, Mr. E. P. Porter, Inspector in Bankruptcy. C. T. Batkin, Auckland. (For the Assistant-Treasurer.)

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