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Newcastle Decemb 15/86

Mr Tilton Esq
Depty Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir

Herein find accounts for
Expenditure at Bedford Hatchery
N.S.

Wm Hare 52 d/d as Hatchman @ 150. 78.00 [check mark]
Albert Warner[?] 51d/d [?] @ 150 76.50 [check mark]
An. Muirhead [?] Salmon etc. 58.75 [check mark]
x Albert Tolson[?] Horse hire 109.50 [check mark]
A Mc[?] Grant Supplier, Board etc. 58.[86?] [check mark]
Peter Grant [?] of G[?] 10.[00?] [check mark]
Peter Campbell [?] 2.20 [checkmark]
x Wm. Grant Oil clothes etc. 16.00 [check mark]
George J. Harris Work in Hatchery 56.95
$465:96 [underlined
twice]
[Acts.?] The charges by Tolson[?] for Horse
hire and teaming[?] appear extravagant
$6.00 per diem for double and $3.00 for single
team is in my judgment too much
and why this Horse hire was required
so frequently between Bedford and
Musquoidbois requires some explanation
I am Sir
Yours Obdly
Samuel Wilmot Supt

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Newcastle Decemb 15, 86
Mr Tilton Esq.
Depty Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir
Herein first accounts
for Expenditure at Bedford Hatchery
N. S.

E. S. Guild Hardware[?] $6.59 [tick mark]
Danson Ryan [ Towing ?] Salmon 8.00 [tick mark]
James R[?] Hauling Salmon 18.44 [tick mark]
Catharine Rawlings Supplies M[?] 22.83 [tick mark]
George Rawlings Lumber 25.75 [tick mark][Oswald?] Oswald Eastwood [?] 4.00
John Williams Masonry 7.50
Wm McKenzie 20 [?] @ 3.30 66.00
$159:11

Accounts included in Nos 1, 2 + 3
Account in the [a?] to $863:98
I have drawn the Officers attention
on former occasions to apparent
[?] Expenditure at Bedford,
this however stated in the transmissions
them[?] for [Examination?], that special
[instructions?] are obtained for carrying[?]
out [?] of the [?]

I am Sir
Yours + [?]
Samuel Wilmot
Supt. [?]