QSA846836 1868 Letter from William Landsborough to David Seymour 17 April, In letter 68:1708, Colonial Secretarys Office In letters Part 3 DR60934

[Official Stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE No. 1708 8 . 6 . 1868 QUEENSLAND

Bench Burketown [Underlined] Nominations for Commission of Peace

Burke Carpentaria 17th April 1868

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Sir We have the honor to recommend that the following gentlemen messrs E. R. Edkins - Mr. Hertzer & W. D'arcy Uhr whose names are in full in the margin be put on the commission of the peace _ Further we recommend that in consequence of people having to ride more than a hundred miles from most places in the district in order merely to make a declaration before a Magistrate – that one of us may be authorised by a writ Dedimus Potestatem to swear in these gentlemen should they be appointed justices of the peace We have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient Servants W. Landsborough PM J.B. Brodie J.P.

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X Edward Rowland Edkins of Mongabye near Burke town

Martin Hutzer * Urilla Saxby river Burke district_

X Wentworth D'arcy Uhr Burke town_

X Appointed.

Acknowledge Say Mr Hertzer has already been placed in the Comms of Peace and that the Col Secty is unable at present to recommend the appointment of the other gentlemen named.

68/6/10 Bench Burke Town 11 . 6 . 68 [Underlined]

The Honble Colonial Secretary Brisbane