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Sir, — I liave the honor to niform you, that the Municipal Council of the Gore District, at it its August Session of this year, adopted the following resolution : — Ordered, " That the Treasu- "rer do, and is hereby required forthwith to pay into the Gore " Bank the balance of all monies now in his hands belonging to "the District J and also, that he shall fi-om this date continue to " deposit all monies received by him, from time to time, as Trea- " surer, into that Bank \ and, that hereafter, he shall pa}' no sums " of money unless by check upon that Bank ; and that the War- " den be requested to inspect and examine, from time, that offi- " cer's books, and also the account kept by him at the Bank, to " see that all monies by him are deposited in the Bank j and that " he pay no debts on behalf of the District unless by check ; and that " full power be given to the Warden to report that officer to the " Government, should he fail to pay into the Bank the balance in his " hands forthwith, or not promptly and strictly comply with this " or any other order of this Council." A copy of the above resolution w^as delivered to the Treasu- rer, Mr. Beasley, on the 18th day of August, by the District Clerk, and on the 26th day of August I received from the Trea- surer an account of the balance in his hands, which I herewith transmit, marked A., from which it appears that the sum of £355 14s. 44d. was in his possession ; of which sum the items £75 16s. O^d. and £128 18s. 4id., making a total sum of £205 14g. 4^d. be- long to the District. On the first day of Septemoer (yesterday) I examined the Treasurer's Account with the Gore Bank, and ascertained that he had paid into that Bank on the 15th ultimo, the sum of £42 4s. 4d., and that since that day he had made no farther deposit in that Bank, thus retaining in his own hands the scim of £163 10s. 04d, contrary to the above order of the Council. I beg further to report, that on the 26th day of August, when marked A, I requested to l°°';^='.''^'ft'° Township Collectors. „adc the entries of sums paul o h'"^ J^^/'^^^ °,,i, Account Book The Treasurer mformcd mo, '" »"'" "l ,",,ich I observed to him ,vas at his private dwellmg house upon ^^ h. ^^^^^ ^^ that he had no right to keep the "'^tnct AC ^|^_ j^^ private house, and that the Mun.e.pal Act (4 ^^ ^^^^. In. 32,) authorized any "f "^^er of the D^^tue from the Town of Ilamdton. ^^._:_„ t^c Treasurer's Ac- I ,vas P"'ti<^»l"'>- J'"-'"""' '?',!""»" because in an Account counts with the several TownslupCollectors bee ^^ ^^^^^^ marked B, rendered by ^I'f "^^''^'-^fVd Ja'due fo the DisUlct ,t appears that a b" ^n'^^^^^^f f„'"thc bafancc sheet marked A, rt from the Taxes of 1S44, »""'"" f £,50 onj had been re- appears that of this balance t ^/"-^ °' *^\ j-.d not think prop cL>ed in three months, ^s O'c 1 —«' < ^^^ ^_ ^f to produce the Account «°°%-» ,^^^ ,'^a since the 18th day of knowing whether he l'='^\»^*"^^^„'ee of £2310 7s. 7d. than£150; May last no larger sum o the l-" f "^ "J , ^ad these Taxes in but as the Townslup ^ol ccto. must a,c n ^^oubt their possession for more *» ' ^'^ ™°",;'!'o ^on had he taken the that he might have received the g. cater por proper steps to compel pfy'™"'- ^- ^,„„,tances, I consider it my that above mentioned. ;„ addressing the Council, I On the 10th day of Maj, 1842, in ao< le h ^ Qunts, said as follows : " Win e on »'>« -'^^ ^^.^^ "^^iyed a communica- it is my duty to state to you that J. »a^ c rtcci ^. ^^^^^ t on from the Treasurer, '" "''^'^lt^„\Vf 4" a pcrso:.^ holding uhe has been called "P""/"';?"^", been threatened with pro- » District Debentures and th=^t 'e h;;,r.^^ ears to me impos- ..secution by one of those lnd,^ duals ,itpp i^posmg sible to liquidate the District debt immedm elj ^^^^.^i^ ^^ an unwarrantable lax upon the mhab-.^nts & the same titHfe the holders of these Debentures have a just right to expect that their claims shall be attended to, and I beg respect- fully to suggest the propriety of passing a By-Law to appropri- ate the sum of £800 per annum for the liquidation of the principal and interest of the debt •, this amount will provide for the punctual payment of the interest and give a sinking fund of £400 per an- num for the payment of the principal, which sinkiiig fuftd will an- nually increase in proportion as the amount of intcrerit decrease?. The increase to the funds of the District of £1500 or £1600, by !iaving equalized the Tax upon all lands, (By-Law No. 3,) is suf- ficient to justify this appropriation, without making it necessary to have recourse to additional taxation— the debt would thus be liquidated in about thirteen years.'* On the 12tli day of May, 1812, By-Law No. 8 was adopted, appropriating the sum of £800 currency from tha Taxes levied on land by By-Law No. 3, to the regular payment of the interest on the public debt, and to the gradual liquidation of the said debt. Except by paying the interest on the debt at distant and ir- regular periods, tiiis By-Law has been totally disregarded b} the Treasurer •, and since its adoption no part of the original debt has been paid except the sum of £625, the greater portion of which was appropriated to that purpose by By-Law No. 22. On the 9th day of November, 1812, the District Council adopted the following llesolution: Ordered, *'Tliat the Warden *' be directed to make such arrangements as he may deem neces- " sary, to lay before the Council, at its next Session, the informa- ** tion required by the Governor General, on the subject of Roads " and Bridges, under 7tii, William IV., chap. 107, and that the " Clerk render such assistance as may be required." On the 14th day of February, 1843, I reported to the Coun- cil as follows : — " I have found it impossible to obtain the infor- *' mation required by the Council, from the Commissioners em- *' powered to expend certain monies under the provisions of two "Statutes of the late Province of Upj)er Canada, being the 7tli " William IV., chap. 107, and 2nd Vict., chap. 5, 6. my " only course then was to make application to the Treasurer for " a return of the monies paid by him under these Statutes, and " I regret to inform you that from this officer I could obtain no ^' information whatever, as he has made no entries of these mo- *' nies in his books." On the 17th day of February, 1843. the District Council m-' IdopteathcfollowingRosolution: Ordered "Tl^^^^^^^^^ " regular Cash Bod. °f "'ff'^^. s only, distinguishing m sc- " nies, applicable to ^\™'" P.„ '! .n-iHs on what account rccei- .. parating columns under distinct he^ds onjh ,^_ ^.^^^^ " ved, whether for Wild '^""''X'nd for what services or what " Common Schools, Roads, &c., "™'°JXt authority ; so that "accounts, and to whom P'^"'.' '^"^ ""^^^^'^'^'ead r "the time and exact balance " '^^^i^.h Book commence " at any day in the year, and that ^,''f,'V"rfirst entries therein " from the 1st day of March "«''»• ^^t'-'^ft'^^J^'fon that day." " be the balances under *« several heads of Revenue ^.^^^ y^,^ The Treasurer has not kept his accounvb as » i °'%n the l^thday of August 1844,tlieDistrictComicilad^ ed the following ^^-'^CUt r^ ,';« ed to n gotVate jointly, "the Treasurer of the l^'^f'^t be miueaeo i fe j^ m^n r^^^Sgm^ni'^srrr ;:^l^r;y- t^thevarious co. "tracts entered -to by the D.tr c Councih ^^.^ ^^^ ^^^^. ^? 'iTcore Ba k td ncgo lated a loan if *500 for three surer to the Core liaiin Mm "^= , ,. Treasurer should months, on the express ""^ct^^""' '"f '''p^' Y'nank and make his pay all monies received by h"" '"t" t'>« «°F^= ^^^^^^^ gession of surer, of which the following is a copy : « Hamilton, August 30, 1844. .Sir,-The Gore Bank having concluded to grant the accom- the money should be drawn from the Bank. mnncil ' " You'have received a copy ^f the f solution of ^^^^ and of course you will confine yourself withm the limits express ed in that resolution. request you ;;red?aBw;'l'ratZ;um;e%fthe Warden's warrant, (or (4 (( (( ii (( '# MMM iniiaii i i I " cheque on the Treasurer,) uuthor.zmg the payment. 1 have "directed the District Clerk to furnish you with a copy of the - number of orders issued by me, and also of their respective " amounts. I am, <^e., JOHN WETENIIALL, "Toll. Beasley, Esq., > ^«^^^«- ** Treasurer." J This letter was delivered to Mr. "Bcasley on the day of its date by the District Clerk, and yet on the following day he drew a cheque on the Gore Bank for the sum of £140, on account ot Comnion Schools, although monies for this purpose had been pro- vided by the Council by By-Law No. 50, and although the order of the Council directed this loan to be applied exclusively to the payment of *' various contracts entered into by the Districi "^"Tn examination of the Jieqnes on the Gore Bank, which I herewith transmit, will at once show that in this instance the Treasurer has totally disregarded the order of the Council, as well as the directions contained in my letter of the 30th August, 1844 On the 14th day of February, 1845, the District Council adopted the following resolution: Ordered, "That in pursuance " of the report of the Committee on the Treasurer's Accounts, "the Warden be requested to ask the favor of the assistance ot " the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, and that they jointly, "with John O. Hatt, Esq., be a Committee to investigate and ex- « amine the Treasurer's Accounts, and report on the same at the " ensuing Mav Session of the Council." , ^ ... Judge O'Reilly having consented to act, the Committee met on Saturday, the IGth day of February, and addressed a letter to the Treasurer, of which the following is a copy : "Hamilton, February 16, 1845. «. Sir,— -We have the honor to enclose you a copy of a reso- " lution adopted by the Gore District Council, and as the matter " alluded to therein is of consequence, we beg your early atten- "tion to it. ^ . , 1 xxr J T " Wc will thank you to produce or furnish to the Warden, it " possible, on or before the 1st day of March next, a balance sheet '-'••setr* f « an early day should be mentioned. We have the honor to be, ^ir, Your obedient servants, MlLi:S CVKKILLY, JOHN WETENUALL, .ToII.Beasley,Esq.,^ JOHN O. HATT. *' Treasurer." This letter This letter, wUh the resolution alluded ^^-'^^^?;i^^ was handed to the Treasurer by the JJistrict Clerk. 1 he irea rer'took no not.ee whatever of th. f^^^^J^'^^^^^^^^^^ ^'^^^Tr^onZltte' met'aU/n'o^^^^^^ 5th day of April, when Mr Hatt produced an accou^^ ^^^-^f""^ T'^Shs' ^I^temet'of the expenditure and receipts for the past s^^^^^^^^^^ On that day the Committee addressed a letter to the treasurer, of which the following is a copy : « Hamilton, April 5, 1845. u Sir —We beff to call your attention to our letter of the «. 16th February last, to which we are as yet without an answer^ " By that letter' you Wdl perceive we ^^a-red a balance ^ u the District Accounts for the years 1842, 1843, & lb44. 1 he "account you have furnished is im>rely a statement of cxp^^^^^^ « tures and'receipts for the past six months ^^e have therefore "to request you will please meet us on Wednesday next, at 11 " o'clock, A.M., at your office, when we hope you will be able to " to furnish us the balance sheets required. We have the honor to be, Your obedient servants, AHLES O'REILLY, JOHN WETENHALL, " To H. Beasley, Esq., > JOHN O. H ATT. "Treasurer." > t This letter was delivered to Mr. Bcasley by the District Clerk on the day of its date— and Mr. O'llcilly and myself called on the Treasurer at tho time specified, but that officer had net prepared the balance sheets required. On the nth ultimo, I addressed a letter to the Treasurer, of which the following is a copy: " Hamilton, August 0, 1845. ii Sir, — Several suits having been entered against the District " Council, I beg to request you to furnish me with a statement of " the Accounts^of the District up to the present date, in order that " the Council may know what amount it is necessary to provide. I have the honour to be. Sir, Your obedient Servant, JOHN WETENHALL, Warden. " To H. Beasley, Esq., "Treasurer." «' P. S. — I shall be obliged to you for this account on or be- fore Monday next.** The Treasurer took no notice whatever of this letter, and when afterwards requested by a Committee of the Council to produce this account, neglected to do so, as will appear more fully in the report of the Committee, a copy of which I herewith transmit, marked D. I beg, also, to transmit a copy of the first report of the same Committee, marked C. In conclusion, I have the honor to request that this commu- nication may be laid before His Excellency the Governor General. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your obedient Servant, JOHN WETENHALL, Warden^ G. D- To Hon. D. Daly, M. P. P., Civil Secretary, &c. &c. jm-^^ 10 I h 1 '4 !fl 11 « Balances rrmaining due up to the \Hth Mm/, 18 45,/rowi the Assess- mcnt of 1841, exclusive of School Money. (C) First Jlcport on the Treasurer's Accounts. The Committee appointed to cxammc into the office and manner of keeping the Hooks of the Treasurer of this District, beg leave to make their first Report : Having examined tlic ]?ooks kept by that officer, your Com- mittee arc of opinion tliat it is quite impossible the finances of the District can be satisl'actorily conducted under the present sys- tem of keeping the Books. Your Committee find that the monies of the District received by that officer, arc not deposited in any of the chartered Banks, which, in the opinion of your Committee, all public officers recei- ving public monies should be compelled to do-, indeed, in other Districts, your Committee are aware that the Treasurers adopt this mode of keeping the public monies, for their own security and of their own accord ; and in some of those Districts they are now deriving a great increase in their revenues from the interest allowed them on such deposits. Your Committee have not had time to ascertain the present liabilities of the District •, indeed, from the imperfect manner in which the Treasurer's office, as well as the late Clerk of the Peace's office, have been kept, your Committee fear they will not be able to ascertain the correct balance now due by the District •, should itj however, be the wish of the Council, your Committee will I 12 ..1 nnrlo'wor to fivc sucli statement a moro pursue their inquu-ics nnd ^"^^^'^^^^ '^^f ^\^^,ti„„ of the Council, [ull and satisfactory report a ^^'^ "^^^,";,^, , j -^ntageous arrange- Your Committee regret to f id at [l^^ fj^ ^ -^ ^ i„g ^n n.ent effected by the XV arden^^^^^^^ ^J^ ,^ account With th I ank p]cd ar b n ^^^ tures which he holds »g'"»*** '^^'',|°'f "[.^^ lour?een shinh.gs sand four '■-''-'1 ,»- :X>du l^'^tl. "t^^^^^^^^^^^ -hich.your and nine pence, and non ovci mo j „ „ow Committee regret to say, has been -^'("^^^ ' *« J^, . ^ your nearly. e.gl>teen -"";^^;^^.'™S J^>- ^^ ', to^find^hat the Committee cannot but express ne 1 ^^^^ ^^ .^ Treasurer does not pay gicatcr ic 'iru ,j ^ j what order the liab.ht.es or debts °' / «^;^^'^^'^„y''^,^t there arc :rt;tet:ntl"SSt..ey.;a^^^^^ ^:s«sU;Tmpress upon ^^^^l:^:i%:f^t. diately passing a resolution or 15y -Law J' ^^'^'^^'^^^^j^ ,„d once to open a new - of Boo.s^ o J^J^^e, „ y^^.^^^ ^^^^,^ by also compelling tlie lieasurci lu uuj ^ , rhirtpred Banks him belonging to the Di-strict, •»t;/"^l'J J'^.t^, "^ Xasurer, n« t'.p Warden and your Committee, togetnei wiui ";."^V-* . . / find wou^d he most\dvantagcous to the '"terest of the W s^r ct v-onr Committee cannot allow tins oppor unity ^ Pf ^J"^» out calling the attention of the Council to the neglect of the iioro il. nge- fj an 3asu- at all e de- into, [ficer, Bank r up- rpay- Vour CO to in his le de- ouncil )eben- 3 thou- lillings li,your ir now Your iat the ting in le paid, lere are ind due and at y some end and f imme- surcr at itry, and iivcd by d Banks •easurer, District, asswith- t of the Treasure'' In not furnisliing the balance sheets required by the Committee appointed by the Council at its last Session, and which has prevented the Committee from proceeding with their duties, and to the serious prejudice of the public interests. Committee Room, > JOHN O. II ATT, May 14, 1845. ^ (D.) Chairman. Second Report on the Treasurer's Accounts. The Committee appointed to examine into the Office and manner of keeping the Books of the Treasurer of this District, beg leave to make their second Report. Having devoted much attention to the several matters referred to your Committee, after a careful examination of the Accounts of that Officer, with a view cf arriving at the present liabilities of the District, find from the best information they can obtain, there are yet outstanding Orders, issued by the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for ad- ministration of Justice, amounting to the sum of One Thousand Pounds and upwards •, by the Warden, under directions of the Council, Orders amounting to Eight Hundred and Fifty-Seven Pounds, Sixteen Shillings and Five Pence. There is also the debt due the Gore Bank, amounting to the sum of Six Hundred and Twenty -Three Pounds, Fourteen Shillings and Two Pence ; this debt your Committee regret to find still unliquidated by the Treasurer-, indeed, your Committee find that that Officer has not applied this money as the Order under which it was raised, directs j when the accounts were oi)ened at the Bank, which was in August last, the credit was given for three months, on the express condi- tion that the Treasurer would deposit all monies received by him as Treasurer, into the Bank •, that Ofiiccr has violated this pledge, and to this day has not deposited any money whatever in that Bank •, the Warden is consequently placed in a most unpleasant and embarrassing position, to which your Committee beg to di- rect the serious attention of the Councd. Your Committee have inquired into some of the cases in which suits have been commenced against the District, and they find on the 18th of March last, that the Treasurer, by his accounts then rendered, had a balance of cash in hand, amounting to the sum of Nine Hundred and Seventy-Five Pounds, Ten Shillings and Nine Pence •, this sum was quite sufficient to have met these claims, and should have been promptly paid. It is the opinion of your Committee, that that Officer is highly culpable for allowing 14 . 1 „ imio- in arrcar, as, had ho adhered to these claims to have stood so long m ^^^\^ ■ ;„ the order in the, payment o!/^' f'^ClSv^ih''"', the' District would which the law directs !« ^ '""'^P^^in" sued ; it is the opm.on have heen spared » |';,<1;, f "^^^Ire'sirould be called upon by the of your Committee that »''« J '^f "'p^„,cs i„curred by these suits, Council, and ordered to P^y »''« ^ iJ^,^,, „„ the advances made a, well as the '"t"f ,'l"^%",„ eonipl od with the advantageous to the District; had ha Officer comp ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ S^oTcolcTo? t,^ 'oth'^.Au,ust last, this interest would not have accrued against tl'<; "'7'"^^^J ^ hoar the Treasurer Your Committee were »l-°^" X;7 ^tits last Session. state that the report oyo»; Co — l^lo a searching inquiry in some respects was untiue t cy n ,^^^.^ ^^^, into the matter, and they aic hJPy^, . /, j^. jjeport was true, vinced that Officer what they had f^^^^^^^^-^„ „„i<,r a mistake, and that he now -f "«" ^ff ,^^^ ^'^d to s"" if the order of this Your Committee have ,^'^°'^^X"?^^,t directing- the Treasurer Council, passed on the IMh ot M'^X ■ ^ ■ j^at order, and re- to open a new set of «ooks as me .^ ^^^,^ ^^ ,,g quiring him to deposit all '"^ "^'"i;t'^;"^„cther with tlie Warden. Chartered Banks as y'>"\^°'^'^^^^^ZrothoT with the Ueport of should direct. They nid this oi dor- «o»ci ^^.^^ ^^^ your Committee on this subject f>'°P'^^ ^ , Y„,,ejUer with the transmitted to theTreas.aer aiidthe W^^^^^^^^ ,„ ChairmanofthisCommittce, ad toectct I ^^ 1^^ overthebalanceotcashthe. inj^^^iands to ^_^ calling upoa monies he miglit receive, »f Xmcd our Committeo that no the Cashier ot that Bank, he "'omea y that Officer, monies have been deposited m the l"Oi° ^ J ^^ jhe Dis- nor had he paid any portion f » .'^'^^'^X", Z^U This order, trict, and due since the month °' N°~ the Council to tako therefore, remains a dead letter, and U ,s lor in , yfl-^^jcouM such action upon it as they may » '^^;f "P/^^^ eomplying with assign no reason, nor '^f'^Z^^^'^l^lZm.ei-mhmotO this order; but expressed '^^""'S"';'''^ "f^^t ,,,. ^ould forth- promptly obey all orders f.'-^.^'^ow in his hands (which ;d to cr in ^ould inion y the suits, nade reous • the vould isurer ssicn, iquiry f con- s true, stake. )f this asurer ind re- ofthe arden, port of )n, was ith the to pay II other g upon that iiQ Oflicer, he Dis- 3 order, to tako er could [\g with uture to id forth- } (which he loay Id there- ring the i Treasurer to pay forthwith into the Bank the amount in his hands, and continue to deposit all monies he may from 'a me to time receive, as Treasurer, in that liank, and that from this time forth no monies he paid hy that olhcer, unless by check upon that Bank. And that the Warden be requested to examine mto that officer^s accounts from time to time, as he may think proper, and Bee that that officer docs comply with such order 5 and should he find the same not promptly and strictly complied with, he do forthwith report that officer to the Government. ^ ., , , Your Committee also beg leave to inform the Councd that they have procured a new set of Books, which they have had opened by a professed Accountant, and under a proper system, and which, if properly kept, tlioy foci convinced wiH place the hnances ot the District upon a sound, satisfactory, and healthy tooting. Your Committee have also procured the services ot a gen- tleman, an able nndex-^erienced Accountant, to examine mto the state of the Treasurer's office ; and they hope by the next meet- ing of the Councd, to close their labours, by giving a lull, and they trust satisfactory, Report of the state of the hnances and affairs of the District, upon the result of that gentleman's labours. Your Committee beg leave to recommend that new Debentures should be issued, redeemable in five or ten years, bearing interest half-yearly, and payable at the Gore Dank, to the amount required to retire those now outstanding, as well as the liquidation of the present pressing claims against the District. Your Committee regret they are compelled to leave a blank in their Report, intended to show the balance of monies now m the Treasurer's hands, in consequence of that officer not having complied with the request of the Warden, made by letter bearing date tlie Gth day of August instant, directing that officer to fur- nish the Council with a copy of his account up to that date, or with the request of your Committee, also made to furnish the same. Your Committee also beg leave to report, that they have heard great complaints against the Treasurer that he does not keep his office open during the usual hours of business. ^ JOHN O. HATT, Chairman. SAMUEL CLARKE. IIIRAM SMITH. ROBERT HOLT. Committee Room, > JOHN MILLER, Aug. 14, 1845. S 10 C^ '«"<;'^ ,;^- ceived by me within the last few days, on the suuject of he "n- Xsant difficulties experienced with Mr. Ueasely 1 "■«»«»' «;°[ thts Ctrict These iomplaints are becomn.g so frequent that I am comp Hed, most reluct'antly, to draw your -«-=«"«» 'o^^;* Tbiect of my letter of the 2nd September last; and to request tha tl e confplaints contained in tbat letter may be m^stigatcd bv 1.0 Evecutive Government at its earliest convenience, by the ^^<=<;u^ ^ ■^ ,,^^ j^ne every thing in its power to place the credTt of the District on u better footing, and to erasure the prompt payment of all orders on the l rcasury. At the meet „g fnTugnst last, By-Law 129 was enacted, by ""thority of which I have been enabled to raise the sum spec.hed in tha By- Lav, as sufficient to liquidate the old debt, together with a out- standing orders on the Treasury, of a date prior to he 8tl day of Shlast; thus enabling the Treasurer to apply the large balance ^f the Assessment of 1844 (amounting to the sum of £3 310 7s. 7d., of which sum he acknowledges having received a larse amount) to the payment of the current expenses since the Say of Ma4h. Tllis,' however, the 'I'-asurer is -t disposed to do, as he considers that the Assessments ol 184a must be col- ected before any order of that year can be paid ; t '"^^'^"f «»; vour of the Council to act promptly m payment »f 'he ne^«««»y District expenses is frustrated by the opposition « »hc f f^su'/;i and so Ion" as that officer can act in opposition to the orders ol ?he dS Council (which body has to bear the opprobrium of increasing the ta.xes, when necessary) so long mil t'O credit of the District continue as at P'^^-^nt-Tl 'i»'''J"'|;,,^,°:'°?f J?^"'^''' your obedient servant, JOHN W 1, 1 ^-NHAU,. Hon. I). DALY, M.P.P., Civil Hec. Warden. Com of Letters forwarded /o Civil Secretary, u>Uh Letter of 6tk '" ■' ^ Dceemier, 1845. Hamilton, J^ov. iO, IS4&- To the Warden of the District of Gore : Sir —I beg most respectfully to represent to you, for the in- formation of the Council, that I have for the last four years had -5 the contract for supplying the Giaol of this District with Bread; that durincT that time I have experienced the greatest inconvenience from not being able to get my money from the Treasurer of this District, on the orders of the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, granted' from time to time, which amounted generally to the sum of eighty or ninety pounds per annum •, that during the said four years" I have not received money from the Treasurer himself more than four or live times, although I have held during that time sixteen or seventeen orders •, I never, in any instance, re- ceived any money without being obliged to call eight or ten times for it. I have, in most cases, when I got orders for my quarter's account, after calling frequently upon the Treasurer for tho money of the same and could not get it, have been obhged to submit to a heavy discount to get the money, or even goods, for the amount : this comes extremely hard upon me, as I take the contract at a very low rate. I have now an order for £12 18s. 1 Ud. given last July, which I have frequently presented to the Treasurer for payment, and indeed this day presented it, and was told by him that he had no money in his hands and could not pay it, nor could he say when he would pay it, I have been induced to trouble you. Sir, with this matter, as I feel seriously the want of money to carry on my little business ; and 1 do think it singular, in a fine District like this that poor men like myself cannot get payment for supplying its prisoners with bread. Trusting you will take my case into vour serious consideration, I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN O'GRADY. Hamilton^ JVor. 21, 1845. To the fVarden of iJw Dis;t',:i of Gore : Str,--llaving been informed that the Treasurer of this Dis- trict had lately been receiving large sums of money for the District, I have frequently called upon and presented to him for payment orders of the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, which I hold for the payment of tho sum of £40 and upwards, given during and since April last, for my services as Gaoler, and for goods fur- nished to the Gaol, yet I can get no money : this is extreinely hard upon me. I have been informed that your honourable Coun- cil have provided means for the payment of all last year's orders, and that the Treasurer should be in funds to pay this year's orders. 18 I have been Gaoler for the last year, and I have not been ab c to jret any money from the Treasurer, except once durmg that time, and even then did not get it until I called for it ten or eleven times. I have therefore addressed you (hopmg you will pardon the liberty), trusting some means willbe adopted by jvhich tlic credit of tlie District will be saved, and parties be enabled to get their money for services rendered to the District.— I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant^ DICKSON. DM^Officc, Hamilton, ^Tov. 28, 1845. Dear Sir,-I beg leave to state that the Treasurer refused payment of your orcfer of the 15th inst,, for 14s. 5d., my postage Emtfor L quarter ending the 5th ult., "PO" the plea that^ could pay no orders for 1845, until the Assessments for that >ear were collected, and this was class 5. -Your obed.ent servant JOHN WETENIIALL, Esq., > H. W. JACKfeOIN, Warden Gore Distr ict, \ i^^^^rict Clerk, Hamillon, J\'ovember 29, 1845. DKxa S,n,~l am sorry to troubto you, b,U necessity -'"P^J^t;^;:,;* P^J^^^Velrt "'°''n'o''w 1"T yrS m.e m^ nny direction ho,v t» p-oco,.|, ir, order .» obUi|, jnp- JrJclical application of tho maxi«), "The labourer ,s vvorlhy of his hire. . 'fo J. WETENHALL.J.sq., ^^ours ^^-^jjqj^jjtON. Warden, Com of a Letter from Hon. D. Dahj in reply to the HnrderCB second complaint agaimt '^ •' "^ $lie Treasurer, Secretary i Office, Montreal, Dec. 11, 1845. S,R,-I havo the honour, by command of tho Administrator of tho ''^Jf "'"«"*' J« acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., agam bringin- under notice the coSaints of the GoroS)istrict Council and I have to acquamt you reply, tha on the receipt of your former letter, Mr Boasley wa. as usual, wrUteo to. des.rin/him to transmit his observations thereon, but he has not yet done ^o. ' Mr B^easley has again been written to. direclin-^ his .mmed.ato answer to h 8 and the former complaints%nd the subject will receive ll.s Excellency's early consideration, with or without Mr. Beasley's answer. I have iho honour to be, bir, JOHN WETENIIALL, Es.,., Your '»o^^\°^«,J;;;"V wLr« Warden of the Gore District, HamUton. I^- "ALV, ^caetary. m blc to I time, eleven lardon ;h the to get io the 845. refused iQstage that ho it year lilt, ;oN, { Clerk. 1845. nt. You ce Febru- as not re- sday, thi« mg to him )tain enp> rable diffi- her out of TO getting stones of . learn the NTON. mt againat II, 1845. rnment, to notice the .0 acquaint jal, written 60. ,0 this and Dfiideration, ?ant, 'ccretary. Copy of a Letter from the Hon. D. Daly, Provincial Secretary, to John Wetenhally Esq., Warden of the Gore District. \ Secretary's Office, Montreal, March 2, 1846. Sir, I have the honor, by command of the Administrator of the Government, to acquaint you that His Excellency in Coun- cil has had under consideration the complaint* of the Warden and Municipal Council of the Gore District against Henry Beasley, Esq., the Treasurer of that District, respecting his accounts and his refusal to obey a certain By-Law of the Council. His Excellency in Council dees not feel it to be within His Province to decide the question raised, as to the legality of the By-Law, or the duty of the Treasurer to obey. Hia Excellency considers that recourse may be had to the proper Tribunals to decide the point. His Excellency is advised, that in many instances a Writ of Mandamus issues from the Court of Queen's Bench to compel the performance of certain acts, and the discussion of the legal right or duty then arises. In His Excellency's opinion, therefore, this, or some other course should be resorted to by those interested, and if, after judicial decision against him, the Treasurer refuses obedience, Hia Excellency will then consider what steps it may be proper for him to adopt. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, D. DALY, Secretary, John Wctenhall, Esq., Warden of the Gore District, Hamilton, C. W. " See complaint referred to, pages 9 to 23, ia printed Journals of November Sewion, 1845, •od pages 37 to 41 1 ia printed JouraaU of February Session, 1846. 20 'l! . rnr..nfa Letter from John Wetenhall, Esq., Warden, Gore Dim- Copy of «^^;«;;/ ^ ^j^^^ J) i),iy^ Provincial Secretary. honor Hamilton, March 10, 1846. receipt of ; > acknowledge 1 r fhn vnrt insi 111 ii.y communication of the 2nd Sept., letter of the ^na ^'^ ' /" "If. ^^^gurer, Henry Bcaslcy. Esq, had 1845, 1 CO Va^^^^^^^^^ the pre- neglected to ooey a" o^*}^\ ^^ , ,t ^^ly of my complaint (to- Tious Angus Session to wh^^h P^^^^^^^^ j ^/„,i^aJ that your fetrrets ^t^^^^S^i 1^ been adopted hy the ^^''T.Wed'also inthatcommunication-lst, That Mr, Beas- ally by By^^aw IV o 8 ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^ „r ^^^jt:^ ^r^^ Tv^t^ ^T^. *T„^renl?rcdt^drso in consequence of an application made to I n,St Council bv the Government Commissioners. David Tho5,u™ E?q"."and Mr. Hall ; he. Mr Beasley. stating that he hnd made no entries of these monies in his books. had made no en misapplied a great portion of the sum of £5l)a w\lt had boon boi^o^d by the District Cou thU in direct opposition to the order of the Conn. il. 5th That Mr. B. had refused or neglected to rurn'sh Jho ^^ttl^TttCrta^^^^^^^^^^^^^ thVcoundl had had se.^ral actio^of^^^ " « That U. Treasure, do .nd i. ^^S^l^^^^^^^ "anKlslTthlt he'^Sl tn' thit .. balar.ce of aUiiior.icsn«vvmh.shatid9 belonging o the U^^^ . rj.^^^ -^^^ j^.j ..datecot.tinueto f P^^).' ^V'^.'^n^l^rTsumsof 2ney unl^^s^^ that Bank." . ..Bank; and f'/l: l"'""''" ^^ ^''^ ^R^rtheDistrTct Council adopted the following resolution: t On the 14th day of February, l84o, '^^^^l'^^'^' ^° -"j '' „„ \i,^ Treasurer's accounts, the Ordemi, ''That in P-^"-- " '^VJ.^^'f the assUtr if Chai man of the Quarter SeBsions. ..Warden be requested »» ^^k the favor ot the »^«;«^'gj^ ^. ^„ investigate and examine the 21 Di$' r your Sept., q., had e pre- it (to- ll your by the , Beas- d'ks, by e 22nd ^800 to > annu- iccount ority of ch. 56 i made to , David that he the sum cil — and nish the \ with a ugh Mr. i several ectcd to ore Bnnk lh« liall from thi« irer, into ihst Bank." g resolution : BCCOUIltS, th« rter ScBBions, 1 examine the juncil." furnish me with a statement of the liahihties of the District, when requested, and that he had refused or negleeted to urnish the same statement when directed to do so by a Committee of the District Council. . n:^*,.;/.* The complaint marked No. 3, does not concern the District Council, as the Treasurer is not accountable to it for the expen- ditureot-the monies referred to •, the District Council directed me to inquire into that expenditure only on the requisition of the Government Commissioners. . ♦ ^„« I cannot understand how the District business can be trans- acted in such a manner as will prove of advantage to its inhabi- tants or creditable to the Council, if that body is obliged to have recourse to a tedious and expensive process of law to compel the Treasurer to exhibit his Account Books •, or to prevent his misap- plying monies borrowed for a special purpose •, or to compel him to keep his accounts in a clear and business like manner j or to produce a balance sheet when required •, or to compel him to give a statement of the liabilities of the District •, or to perform any other act of his office. j , u„ I have not taken legal advice as to the suggested remedy by Mandamus, but believe such a course is open to the Council. 1 must, however, be allowed to remark, that to be compelled to adopt such a remedy upon every occasion on which the Ireasu- rer is required by the Council to perform the ordinary duties ot his office, will not only tend to create serious difficulties m the business of the District, but would bring the Council mto certain contempt; and as the Government possesses the power ot com- pelling that officer to pay proper attention to the reasonable and lust requirements of the Council, I cannot but regard the decision of His Excellency in this case, as in effect deprivmg the people, through their Councillors, of that proper control which they ought to possess over their own funds. With this view of the ca.«- I beg respectfully to request you will solicit His Excellency thb .administrator of the Government, to relieve me from the responsibility of presiding over the Dis- trict Council. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN WETENHALL, Hon. D. Daly, M. P. P., Warden, Gore District Provincial Secretary. ! r1 '^^sm m>^^ 23 I ■ ^ Copy of a Letter from the Hon, D. Daly. Provincial Secretary, to John Wetenhall, Esq.. fVarden Gore District. \ Secretary's Office, Montreal, March 21, 1846. «5Jr T have the honour, by command of the Administrator In renlv I am desired to state, that in considcnng the com- in repiy» A am u^ pvrellencv in Counc was of opmion that plamt referred to, His l^xceliency "» ^^ *y -^ tl ^, Your present letter, ho^vever, lays 'J°^:"/«'';g J^*^ Steps which he is called on to take. His Excellency trusts therefore that under these circumstan- office of W arden. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, D. DALY, Secretary. Jonn Wetenhall, Esq., Warden Gore District, I 23 to I The Third Report of Committee on Treasurer's Jccounts, presented during (he May Session, 1840, and adopted. The Committee on Treasurer's Accounts beg leave to make their third Report. Your Committee had hoped tliat the stringent resluon,Avhich this Council fd^ to adopt, relative Jo Mr Beaslcv's neglect of duty as Treasurer, in not complying litf the "easonable requests,' would have brought about that d ange, which, in the opinion of your Comuuttcc, is absolutely necessary to place th J finances of the District upon a proper footing, at the same tune secure to the public tiiat check in the ecdp?; and expenditure of monies passing through that officer s hands, whicli is essential and necessary for its wcl being. Your Committee regret to find that although eight months have elapsed sZo the Warden, in coniormity with the resolution of this Council, had found it necessary to bring under the notice o the Government the Treasurer's delinquencies no decision had yet been come to, by which the embarrassing difficulties under which the D^stHct is' labouring might be removed. They beg to cdl the earnest attention of the Council to the correspondence had be- tween the Hon. Mr. Secretary Daly and the Warden in reference thereto. Your Committee feel the Council will concur, as they do, fully in the views of the Warden as contained m 1"^ letter of the 10th of March, in reply to that of Mr. Daly of the 2nd of same month. , i ^ j r Your Committee beg leave to report that they find on refer- encetothe Treasurer's Office, that the orders passed by the Council on the 16th of May and 15th of August (copies of which were duly transmitted to Mr. Deasley) remain unnoticed and un- attended to •, up to the 18th of March last the cash book fur^ nished to that officer, by direction of the Council, remained un- touched, and not a single entry made therein, although he was directed to balance his books on the 18th of August, and com- mence his entries therein from that date. Your Committee are convinced without such cash book it will be impossible for the Treasurer to conduct the finances of the District Avith any degree of correctness or satisfaction. They also find that although, as appears from the Treasurer's Accounts furnished, he has received since the 18th of August last, the sum of £6999 8s. Ud belonging to the District, exclusive of the debenture fund, and also the sum of £396 19s. lOd. (balance then in his hands), he has only depo- -^■m^ 24 » ' f -■if'if ;ii! , r^ nnn\i the sum of £4053 16s. 8d. .ited an.l paid i..to '''«.f-^;«"^,t,, ion 711,0 Co.u.cil to the Your Committee aUso call t';-f ;''",.! „., Accounts arc unsatisfactory manner m «''',tuct ^^^\ K IZr^ci of the receipts '-^-I'^l'f "^..^^ gr • « - l"'-3 year. Your Committee a!.o ''■' VJ'^: Zu h t e Surveyor-Gen- iates in a most unsatislac-'.: V -ate ^^,'' ^^ f, ,'„t''to tli.= Treasurer eral has regularly m each voi.i i^'-^« '"^ w , t„ be assessed, yet of the lands described for s.ch year, and ''=^^^'^^,4"^^ that pur- „o entries have been made ^^^^^^^'^^L in arl^ear pose since the year 1830. In many ""'^aii Ld taxes due thereon fo-- 1'''^'^ V"cl ; Je, as bv Favv he is di- taken by the Treasurer to «°"^f .f"';'^ " "^'^.''-..o^vnships, parti- rected. Thus the inhabitants of the <1 «'' «"J f '^^J'd „? a large cularly of the back Townships, have been dcnved o fe^ sum of money which ought f have been cojlec ed ^^ ^^^^ available for the improvement of the roads ^"^ " J= ^j „„ aid, required. The large amount of taxes no"; " J" '^" exclusive of u • ^'ii^oa o« ^H (n^ ner Auditor s fetatemeni;, eAi^iuBi^ being 12086 2s. Del. ^as pe\ ^^_"^» . ^^^^y^^ Council -, by wild land taxes, calls tor me i"""^ ^f^?^ ^-"•''- ' , ^^^^ thirty the Auditor's report it appears that there are no less tnan { 23 rollertors, appointed since the year 1842, now in defuult. In the oninion o vour Coniinittoc, the Treasurer has been guilty of feross Xr " Ttv i," allowi,,;. these rates to run in "^-"^ "« '^"X X done ; l.y the ;i8th section of 1st ^ .ctor.a elm ■ 2 1 , ^^^^^^^^^ directed and required to |.re|,are and place ^^i'"' „, arv^n each Sessions, to l.e hol.len next alter the Ist .lay ol ; ''"> l^-^y " •^^'^'J vcar a list of all collectors of rates in arrear iiid who shall not have pa d over such rates to hiii. for the year in which they si a have 'eei, appointed ; a ronie.ly is thereby provided, by which rate, may be readily and promptly collected, and although thirty collect s are so in default, and some of then, for years, in no in- tace can your Committee find has that f'^^'^'JC^^s rcDort to the Magistrates, in Sessions, of any sutli <=o»cctora Imh" been in arr "ars. 1 lad that ollicer used ordinary dihgence yo Con miaee are of opinion that the greater VorUoU'lnoUh^ whole of these rates might have been collected and been now rvadableto the District"; but in consequence of such delay no Annht a lame sum will be lost to the District. , . , ■ Vour Committee regret they are unuble to close the.r labors with this report, from the opposition wliieli they have encounter- ed fro ntlieTr^asnrer, and his inability to atlord yonr Commit- tee that information which he should have had m his possession, had he conducted his office, as in the opinion of your Committee, Se o "ht to have done. The abstracts for the years previous to 1842 which have been furnished b.im by the Clerks ot the Peace, and which should have been carefully Hied as records in his office are not fortheomins;, and the absentee lists which have been given \n for some years by the collectors, [with the excep ion of the last year or two] are not to be found, without which it will he ■mpossib e \o arrive at any correct balance of cash, which should be ,n h.3 hands-the rehisal also of the Treasurer to place in the hands of your Committee the books of the Distr.ct, which they desired to have investigated by the accountant they had engaged, and the delay caused by your Committee being obliged to refer to the Government for copies of documents which they required, also militated against the earlier investigation of the accounts. Your Committee, in conclusion, beg to call the attention of the Council to the Auditor's report on the Treasurer s Accounts for the past quarter, ending the 18th of March. By this report it appeis the large balance of £3137 8s. 6d., remained in his hands on that dati, in favor of the District, which balance, that MA > « '. -t^i^ 0m' 26 « 1^ =^ officer inibrmed y^u. Conunit^^-^ Sl^J^^^t^J:^:^^^^ and Commercia Banks , on reiee , ^^^ ^^^ it appears that he J^^^^^^,^ ^ V^^^^^^^^ at his credit in the his per centage] theie bem ^^^ Commercial Bank Gore Bank the sum of £b^^ os. ^u., a the sum of £784 9s. 5d. All .hich is respecttully s— e^ ^^^^ ^^^. ^^^ ROBERT HOLT, JOHN MILLER, JOHN PATTERSON. Committee Room, > May 13, 1846. The Auditor^ s Report on Treasurer's dccounts. C Auditor's Office, Hamilton, \ May 11,1846. r«?.« WpfenJialL Esq., Warden, G. D. ""'"sT^Wc U/to enclose the vanou^s,,™^^^^^ -m'* f L^lXX-hf; Ul^ ?er hanld t^ u. .y the '^''''We''have examined the vouchers fo-^ the expenditure say ^..OoTiroid -^XVe^-lJ) rth^^erCef^rtS «rr:rof^f^^^^^ -.^irt toXru: tr^ptf =-1;.^ that his Accent, arc correct. ^ , ripnpral Funds and Fines In addition t^o thA^^^^^^^^^ ,f the Q„ar- as prepared by the ^/^^Xm the vouchers and his credits; this ter's operauons, made out iiom the vou .^ shows a '^'^'Xt 4 no balances have been heretofore prepared of r^S Atsro^s^Wild Land Tax, or Fines; we are un- the specidi ^ .„^x-_ ^f tv.i= hnlnnr.e is available. ^•"^ U ^fl be":Un: tha"tfn';cco;iance with section 33, of Act ' f 27 credits .. this shows ^ >>»'-- f^ff;,lfi«J-,rvotr hit District m Son-f^?;lZ"o1il^'lT.Z^^^^-^'i tax, or fines, iTa^^rUe to S w'XX^f tUi; balance ..available. It .i., ho seen that trlT":at';etl'°tL^'ltatie^^ S;L^^o:^„n,Sr/c^roi;ts or Je ,««... ana mrthernjore £:S'LZ=.^1o^r;:^'^;rorS^^^^^ ana .our By-Laws. lie has, however, we are happy to say, commenced from the isth Mnrrli last to enter all transactions in a Dr. and L-r. casn Look a. do soon as we are enabled to go through his accounts, book , ana so soon .. f ^^ District accounts and balan- Tot Tr "nt citte no'd fficulty in unUicing him to arrange the wholeof his booLs in a more correct and business-hke shape. In this hope we have received the accounts of the past quar- ter in the 4me' form as he appears to have been accustomed to present them, though very far from satisfactory to us. In renortin.- upon these accounts, and such other of the finan- cial aSof tire District as have come under our notice, we beg to make a few remarks. Mr Bca.sley appears to have interpreted By-Law No. III. wronf and he has only paid tlie Assessors for 1845 three per cent, nnon Jhc D .St ict Tax. We have passed the receipts as on ac IZ and suggest the issue of an explicit oraer to the Treasurer Hay the b^fnces, if we are correct in supposing tha the Coun- ctl meant to allow the Assessors three per cent on all the rates levied in each Township. W e submit a statement of certain unsettled Collectors' Ac- counZvl": 16 for 1842, 1843, -"<» . l^^/' ||"°« oj" £1 097 13s. 5d., and 14 for 1845, amounting to £1,489 9s. 3d., and are not sure but that some prior to 1842 remain unsetUed. This default is of great injury to this District in various I M ■'-mt^- m^^^ r -^^ rpnivircs immediate remedy. Th6 notice tl.is quarter, we t'»J » ;^''. %l,^w some means sliouUl bo tion, great loss -^""» '>■ a c™e- bue y^^^^ ^^. ^^ ^.^^ ^, adopted to enforce «'« f '«^ '°|"„ f.,,^ of tl.eir residing Without who now escape merely .''0"\ .'"^ •;':, ,,oia properly, hx tho ^,e limit, of the 'rownslMP " ^^^^S'^.'.^';.,! -kilown cl.nracU-r list for Hamilton «« .""^^"^^il"" '^ , "leVc wc also beg to renew and means who reside c'-^o"'^^^ « • ""\"^, ,„^„y ^ases, sacl. losses Urtll S" TZ^^ tK. fu.^U«ent of U. duty ^^^^ wlt'to draw the atentio„ of ^^^^:>^t^:^^ Viavp been laid before us. "-tettosn^e^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L miss m the Tre..c^--r ^^ "^ ^"^ "^ ^'^ outstanding Dchenturcs of the '^^';; ^^^^, ^„,,,,„,„tfy Wc find that the orders on^J'^ron ?hc ISth March last, rrtr.«."i^^:rdtre!t these .c «« pio^ea to ascertain h'^w the various accou„ tndy f^^^^^,, ,f ^ue District. Breoarinc an annual abstract ot the l""'"^"' (j ^o valueless, HompLion from the four quarterly^rtuins^wou^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ OS great confnsion haB laKeu plo... jg^^" 'i.^^bcen pakl.inorror, by the District, prior to 18th Maich,l» , payments of € t 29 It I of money raised under By-Law No. i;;^ to ^"''^''' '^'^''''' '^ 1 Ctrlt existing on the 18th March, 1845. c, 11 .1 « r^rtnrW rrciuirc any further information or assist- Should the Council '£^"^5^ »»> ; , ,. . j „„ to give our ancc from us cHiring the Session, «e shall be nappy g attendance. We have the honour to remain, Sir, \/e nave obedient servants, ^ _ . . , HUGH C.BAKER, ^ \^''*/*'^ IAS S. WETENHALL, M«^''<>"' District LterK. District Office, Hamilton, G. D., ) May, 1840. $ I i\