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<p n="2164">June 1799.</p>
<p n="2165">at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1437">Green Park</rs>
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Saint James's was Compleated<lb></lb>
Materials Fixing and Lead at 5d. Pr.. lb. It is therefore<lb></lb>
the Unanimous Opinion of Your Committee that the<lb></lb>
said Accounts so produced by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2165-1">Richard Berry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
are grossly falacious and made to Impose upon and<lb></lb>
deceive the County and that as the Account is Drawn<lb></lb>
out by the said Berry in several Instances works are<lb></lb>
Charged 100. Per. Cent more than they ought to have<lb></lb>
been or would be Charged by a regular fair Tradesman</p>
<p n="2166">And It is Also the Unanimous Opinion of<lb></lb>
Your Committee that the Smiths Work carried on as<lb></lb>
it is at present in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1438">House of Correction</rs>
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is injurious<lb></lb>
to the County and ought to be Discontinued.</p>
<p n="2167">And Your said Committee further Report<lb></lb>
That they have proceeded to take into Consideration<lb></lb>
the Order for Enquiring into the Deviations and<lb></lb>
Alterations made in the House now building for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ844">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1439">New House of Correction</rs>
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but from<lb></lb>
the incorrect manner in which the Accounts of the<lb></lb>
Prison are kept and the want of a proper Person<lb></lb>
to be responsible for the Work as it has gone on Your<lb></lb>
Committee have not yet Compleated their Enquires<lb></lb>
respecting the same.</p>
<p n="2168">All which the Committee Submit Etc.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2168-1">Danl; Williams</rs>
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. Chairman</p>
<p n="2169">Resolved That the said Report be Received<lb></lb>
and Confirmed.</p>
<p n="2170">By adjournment same Day.</p>
<p n="2171">The following Report of the Committee appointed<lb></lb>
to Examine and Audit from time to time the Account<lb></lb>
or Accounts of the Treasurer of this County as well with<lb></lb>
respect to his Receipts as his Expenditures and Also to<lb></lb>
Examine and Audit all Demands of what nature or kind<lb></lb>
soever made on this County previous to the payment<lb></lb>
thereof being laid before the Court and Read as follows<lb></lb>
Vizt.</p>
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