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year which expense amounted to £ —where the
repairs thus come to twice the first cost of the questionable reading, I cannot help
thinking that extraordinary profits must have been charged .
"We think" That there are remains of timber at Redbridge to a considerable
amount, I stated forthe information of their Lordships in my letter to you of —
other articles of remaining at the would have been, & still with be accounted
for when the general account shall be closed made up.
"In case" The principal vouchers are now made to enter more into detail more minute than
was before judged to be requisite. Receipts are sent to all the principal
bills &almost every one of the smaller ones, the charges in lumped
sums are now made out according to the rates at which they were
paid & are moreover questionable readingto by my Agents in the manner re-
-quired— &if they now fall short deleted textpoint of regularity & accu-
-racy, I can only say that it is because I have not learnt the art of do not know how to
making make out accounts regularly & accurately in any other manner than
by setting down the actual expenses I have been at— I am myself
certain of the fidelity of my agents, though I am well aware that
they are none of them deleted textbook-keepers
