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Receipt 10 Captain Page of 18th November,
1883. at the rate Of $65,240 per 1000, instead
OF S65,SsO, being an oxcess of 3S cents on each
OF whom thore were ll,72l according
10 the receipt; so that, if no part of the present
claim shall be allowed, there will have been an
over.payment on the contract with General Scott
OF "a So. less by the price of three pounds of
ID Ioo rations. 1t appears, further, that the
conductors and other agents were in many in
s!onces employed, and tho wagons hired, long be-
lore 'hey were wanted, which ought not, to the
extent charged, to be allowed; but have not the
means OF ascertaining what deductions should be
made. with any approach to accuracy, as there
are circumstances in oil such cases lin this in.
s'ance unknown to me) which ought TO DO taken
into consider ration; but, as the hiring was chiefly
from the emigrants themselves, they might have
oeen engaged very shortly, if not Immediately, be-
,ote lot, the setting out Of the parties. Whether the
lou horses estimated for actually went, there are
no means of knowing; and General Scott having
tunousnt' u as every judicious man must, the mum
Der OF horses was unnecessarily large. it is not to
Do takon for granted that so many accompanied
each party. unless shown.


II the full evidence required of all our own a
gents was exhibited, other reasons for deductions
from the claim presented might DO observed; a'