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Finance Committee Report - Recommending fidelity guarantees be obtained for various officers

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Unique IDA-00437854SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 18th February 1892 and 31st December 1892FormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee recommending that Fidelity Guarantees be obtained for various officers as recommended in the Report by HW the Mayor.

Appended:
Draft of Motion to Council;

Letters from The London Guarantee & Accident Co Ltd, NSW Agency, 7 Gresham St, per Ernest O Smith, agent, discussing proposals to insure and eventually declining to cover individuals but offering to share the risk of covering all staff jointly with the Mercantile Mutual Co;

Printed paper with details of the London Guarantee and Accident Co (description, office holders, Trustees, Directors etc);

Memo titled "Fidelity Bonds & Guarantees" listing current guarantee amounts and bondsmen (see details below);

Table titled "Fidelity Guarantees" with headings: name, office, amount (see details below);

Memo listing officers, salaries and proposed guarantees (see details below).

Memo: Fidelity Bonds & Guarantees:
Listing current guarantee amounts and bondsmen (names in brackets): City Treasurer, AJ Speer, personal bond as cashier, (Robert Watson, William Speer); Late City Treasurer, (Colonial In F I Co); Assistant City Treasurer, Robert Clement Robertson (John McClelland, William Robertson deceased); Assistant Cashier, WG Layton, appointed in Pidcock's place, no guarantee; Paymaster, Robert Dougan, (Mercantile In I Co); Examiner of accounts, SH Solomon, old bond as Cashier, (David Moses, LW Levey deceased); Clerk of Markets, Patrick, no guarantee; Inspector Small Stock Sale Yards, Sussex St, Weldon, no guarantee; Inspector Cattle Sale Yards, Homebush, Hugh Gordon, (Victoria GI & G Co); Bailiff, Samuel Bray, (Col Mutl FI Co); Bailiff, MA Bowden, (Col Mut FI Co); Bailiff, Robt Reuben, (Henry Robert Reuben); Collector Toll Bar, Randwick, Barry, no guarantee; Eastern Markets: Mr Seymour collects rents and dues for stalls & commission; Mr Baker collects same in Mr Seymour's absence; Mr Kelly receives payment for cooling chamber; Mr Palmer receives money on account of Organ Recitals; Mr Shuttleworh is engaged occasionally on counter City Treasury; continued

Table: Fidelity Guarantees (contains headings: name, office, amount):
Arthur James Speer, City Treasurer; Robt Clemens Robertson, Asst City Treasurer; Wm Gazebrook Layton, Cashier; Robert Dougan, Paymaster; Samuel Henry Solomon, Examiner of Accounts; Hugh Patrick, Clerk of Markets; George Weldon, Inspector Small Stocks; Richard Seymour, Inspector of Nuisances; George Baker, Asst Inspector of Nuisances; James Kelly, Clerk Fish Market; John Richd Palmer, Asst Town Clerk; CJ Shuttleworth, Ledger Keeper; James Barry, Collector Toll Bar; Robert Reuben, bailiff; Hugh Gordon, Inspector Cattle Sale Yards; continued

Memo listing officers, salaries and proposed guarantees:
Arthur James Speer; Robert Clement Robertson; William Gazebrook Layton; Robert Dougan; Samuel Henry Solomon; Hugh Patrick; Weldon; Hugh Gordon; Richard Seymour; George Baker; James Kelly; John Richard Palmer; HJ Shuttleworth; Barry; Samuel Bray; MA Bowden; Robert Reuben.
LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

Person

Baker, George

Barry, James

Bowden, Mark Arthur

Bray, Samuel

Dougan, Robert

Kelly, James

Layton, William Grazebrook

Palmer, John Richard

Robertson, Robert Clement

Weldon, George

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Source system ID22/43/24

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Finance Committee Report - Recommending fidelity guarantees be obtained for various officers