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MARITIME, COMMERCIAL, AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

and refused to be moved by his arguments and protests. Don Juan succeeded in having his resignation accepted before the end of 1832. Victoria at the beginning of 1831 seems to have found Joaquin Gomez, administrator of customs, in charge at Monterey, Antonio María Osio, contador and perhaps sub-comisario under Bandini, being temporarily in charge at San Francisco. No change was made, except that Gomez was regarded as sub-comisario and Osio was not allowed to return, though ordered to do so by Bandini. At the same time José María Padrés held the office of visitador of customs by Echeandía's appointment dated January 15th.^[1]

The nominal control of Bandini ceased at an unknown date in 1832. In October, José Mariano Estrada, by Zamorano's appointment, succeeded Joaquin Gomez as sub-comisario at Monterey, the latter having resigned after many complaints of irregularities on his part; and Figueroa, who re-appointed him in February, states that on his arrival in January 1833 Estrada was the only treasury official in California.^[2] With Figueroa came Rafael Gonzalez with an appointment as administrator of customs, assuming

↑ Bandini, Manifiesto á la Diputacion sobre Ramos de Hacienda Territorial, 1832, MS. Correspondence of Bandini and Victoria in Id., i. 273-80; Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 112-13. Sept. 18, 1831, V. to min. of war on treasury and revenue abuses. He alludes to Bandini as a 'mercenary employee,' with whom traders make illegal arrangements, and who believes himself dependent only on the com. gen. Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 143-4. May 21st, law governing the offices of comisarios and subalterns. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxx. 215. It is possible that Gomez was put in office at Monterey by Victoria and not before his arrival, though Figueroa says he took charge in January. Dept. St. Pap., MS., iii. 210; and he is spoken of as comisario on Jan. 14th. S. José, Arch., MS., v. 39. April 7th, Gomez writes to Bandini that his place — 'so good a thing' in most countries — is full of hardships in this; and he is anxious to get out of it to eat his frijoles in peace. S. Diego, Arch., MS., 18. Appointment of Padrés. Dept. Rec., MS., ix. SO. It seems that Francisco Pacheco was acting as guarda without pay. Id., ix. 63. Osio at S. Francisco. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Mil., MS., lxxiii. 54; Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxi. 14.
↑ Dec. 6, 1834, F. in Dept. St. Pap., MS., iii. 210. Estrada succeeds Gomez Oct. 18th. S. José, Arch., MS., v. 23: Vallejo, Doc., MS., i. 326. Reports of the matter by Zamorano and Estrada; also the appointment by F. Feb. 16th. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Cust.-H., MS., viii. 307-8, 312, 316-22. There is in Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Com. and Treas., MS., ii. 94, what seems to be a resignation of the comisaría by Bandini on March 20, 1833; though in his Informacion he says his resignation was accepted in 1832.

[1] Bandini, Manifiesto á la Diputacion sobre Ramos de Hacienda Territorial, 1832, MS. Correspondence of Bandini and Victoria in Id., i. 273-80; Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 112-13. Sept. 18, 1831, V. to min. of war on treasury and revenue abuses. He alludes to Bandini as a 'mercenary employee,' with whom traders make illegal arrangements, and who believes himself dependent only on the com. gen. Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 143-4. May 21st, law governing the offices of comisarios and subalterns. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxx. 215. It is possible that Gomez was put in office at Monterey by Victoria and not before his arrival, though Figueroa says he took charge in January. Dept. St. Pap., MS., iii. 210; and he is spoken of as comisario on Jan. 14th. S. José, Arch., MS., v. 39. April 7th, Gomez writes to Bandini that his place — 'so good a thing' in most countries — is full of hardships in this; and he is anxious to get out of it to eat his frijoles in peace. S. Diego, Arch., MS., 18. Appointment of Padrés. Dept. Rec., MS., ix. SO. It seems that Francisco Pacheco was acting as guarda without pay. Id., ix. 63. Osio at S. Francisco. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Mil., MS., lxxiii. 54; Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxi. 14.

[2] Dec. 6, 1834, F. in Dept. St. Pap., MS., iii. 210. Estrada succeeds Gomez Oct. 18th. S. José, Arch., MS., v. 23: Vallejo, Doc., MS., i. 326. Reports of the matter by Zamorano and Estrada; also the appointment by F. Feb. 16th. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Cust.-H., MS., viii. 307-8, 312, 316-22. There is in Dept. St. Pap., Ben. Com. and Treas., MS., ii. 94, what seems to be a resignation of the comisaría by Bandini on March 20, 1833; though in his Informacion he says his resignation was accepted in 1832.

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