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CSO/RP/1818/741

Letter from William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting that Mr Palmer, Registrar of Pamphlets and Newspapers, ‘has arranged his affairs, and is ready to return to his Duty’, having been on leave of absence for some time. Also includes earlier letter from Commissioners of Stamps to Grant requesting that someone be appointed to fill the vacancy left by Palmer; also draft reply to request for leave of absence.

27 Oct 1818-9 Nov 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/742

Letter from H Howard, William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending that George Hill, Distributor of Stamps for Portarlington, Queen's County [County Laois], be dismissed. They claim that his removal is necessary as he has again permitted accumulation of arrears, and advise that the town ‘be incorporated with the District of the Queen’s County, and supplied by the present Distributors’.

24 Nov 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/743

Letter from William Gore, Thomas Burton Fitzgerald and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, indicating that Mr Thomas Crozier and Mr Burke, clerks, Comptroller of Stamp Office, are absent from work, having medical certificates; in such circumstances they request permission to appoint two temporary clerks.

26 Nov 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/744

Letter from William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on circumstances of Thomas Crozier and Mr Burke, both of whom had applied for leave of absence from work. They explain that Burke has returned to work having been off due to an inflammation of the eyes and Crozier, who produced an unsworn medical certificate, had it returned for proper verification. Also includes letter from Commissioners of Stamps to Grant enclosing copy of medical certificate for Crozier, signed by John Small and verified by John Cash; also letter from Crozier, 11 Lower Gloucester Street, Dublin, to Grant inclosing medical certificate signed by Small and Cash.

16 Dec 1818-17 Dec 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/745

Letter from H Howard, William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting intention to pursue prosecutions against persons shooting game without license in the Dungannon region, though to decline offer from John Gray, who provided the information, to act as inspector of licensing on grounds of inexpediency. Also includes letter from John Gray, Dungannon, County Tyrone, to Grant, complaining of loss of revenue to crown arising from unlicensed game shooting plus ‘detriment to such persons as pay the License Duty’; requests to be nominated by the Lord Lieutenant as inspector of shooting licenses and explains rationale behind suggestion.

31 Oct 1818-14 Nov 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/746

Letter from H Howard, William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, enclosing copy of application for post of temporary assistant to the Receiver General, to be filled until 20 January 1819, with recommendation that request should be complied with.

17 Dec 1818-19 Dec 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/747

Letter from H Howard, William Gore, John Trench, Thomas Burton Fitzgerald and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, making extensive rebuttal of charge brought against them by D'arcy Mahon, Inspector General of Stamp Duties, who accuses the Commissioners of failure to comply with regulations, of failure to inspect stock in hands of stamp distributors, of failure to take bonds on stamped goods, of permitting fraud and arrears, and causing considerable loss of revenue to the crown.

12 Dec 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/748

Letter from D’arcy Mahon, Inspector General of Stamp Duties, Stamp Office, Tralee, County Kerry, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, alleging that the Commissioners of Stamps, have fallen short of good practices under a range of heads, including not making inspections of stamped goods, not enforcing adequate security for stamps held by distributors, not arresting the practice of forged stamps, and, in consequence, permitting uncontrolled losses in crown revenue. Also includes letter from Mahon to Commissioners of Stamp Duties alleging inefficiency, poor organizational practices and systematic defects in mode of operation. Also includes printed summary of returns of frauds and forgeries committed in the Stamp Office of Ireland, 1812 to 1816, prepared by Robert Borrowes, solicitor of Stamps, for information of the House of Commons.

24 Feb 1817-30 Nov 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/749

Letter from Peter Holmes, secretary, Commissioners of Stamps, Peterfield, Nenagh, County Tipperary, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting extension of period of leave of absence from work duties, in order to facilitate taking the chair of local assizes meeting.

23 Dec 1818

1818

CSO/RP/1818/750

Letter from H Howard, William Gore and Edward Glascock, Commissioners of Stamps, Stamp Office, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reflecting on proposals from Lord Mountnorris, for checking fraud in stamp revenue. They advance opinion that his proposals are unlikely to succeed and ‘that regulations have been adopted, to prevent the fraudulent issue of Stamps from the Stamping Room, which we have every reason to believe, have proved efficacious’.

15 Dec 1818

1818