No. 88

I have the honor to transmit copies of letters named in the margin

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having reference to the bonds of the Treasurer of this Colony.

You will observe that Mr Watson applied on the 31st August 1864 to
have certain bonds which were supposed to exist cancelled and others
substituted therefor. After a careful search and inquiry I failed to
discover any bonds entered into by the Treasurer or his sureties, nor
could I satisfactorily ascertain into whose custody they had been
given.

Having made careful inquiry regarding Mr Kenneth McKenzie's
solvency and respectability I am quite satisfied on both points—I
have therefore accepted him as Mr Watson's sole surety subject to
your approval.