No. 43, Separate

Referring to my Separate Despatch No 38, dated 15th June 1865 I
have the honor to transmit further papers named in the margin

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on the subject of the irregularities or defalcations of Mr Thomas G.
Williams, late Registrar of the Supreme Court in this Colony, of the
transmission of which to Her Majesty's Secretary of State I can find
no record.

The confused manner in which the Records have been hitherto kept will
I hope be sufficient excuse for these papers being overlooked while
writing my former Despatch.

These additional papers render it more difficult to understand Mr
Williams being permitted to leave the Colony without closing his
accounts or his sureties being held accountable.

It will be seen from the correspondence now transmitted that Mr
Williams was actually admitted to practise as an Attorney and
Solicitor of the Supreme Court though I have not been able to find any
record of a reply from Chief Justice Cameron to the letter of the
Colonial Secretary dated 16th June 1863.

It is proper for me to add that I have not up to this date received
any communication from His Honor Chief Justice Cameron in reply to
the letter addressed to him on the 22nd April covering a copy of the
Report of the Board of Inquiry.