NZ18480713Forest

13 July 1848 - Fr J. Forest to Colonial Secretary, Auckland

Reference: Archives NZ, search for number R23520247

From: J Forest, Roman Catholic Priest, Auckland

To: Colonial Secretary, Auckland

Date: 13 July 1848 Subject: For permission to purchase blasting powder - 1848/1568

Scanned and transcribed by Elizabeth Charlton, October 2023.

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[At the top, in administrator’s writing overwriting the letter proper]

48/1568

13 July 1848 Rom Cath. Priest

For permission to purchase blasting powder

With 48/2341

[letter proper]

Chapel House

Auckland

July 13th 1848

To

The Hon the

Colonial Secretary

Sir

I shall feel much obliged if you will obtain for me from His Excellency the Governor a License to purchase two casks of Powder for Blasting stone on the North Shore for the Catholic College.

I am

Sir

Your obedt Sevt.

J Forest

The powder is to be purchased at Mr Grahams.

[comments by various people]

Approved under xxx instructions as may be thus xxx requisite by the Inspector of Police {illegible signature]

Referred to the Inspector of Police for the above purpose for the Col Sec J Coastes 14 July 48

License granted T Ringrose Atkyns 18th July 1848