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Letter book for 2026
The letter book for 2026. Every letter sent is copied here before it leaves the building; every letter received is entered on the day it arrives. The Clerk initials each entry.
- Department
- The Ministry of Finance
- Signatory
- Outgoing letters are signed by Lukas Brenn, Minister of Finance, or by the Second Clerk.
- References
- FIN/2026/…
- Status
- Open The volume is open; letters are entered as they pass.
The letters below are reproduced from the Ministry's book as entered, with the Ministry's references.
Received · 2 February 2026FIN/2026/0004
From The Regional Court of Norrfeld
Dear Sir,
Further to our correspondence on the copy of the judgment requested. The court asks whether the Ministry objects to the exhibit being returned to the party. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours faithfully,
Clerk of the Court, The Regional Court of Norrfeld
Received · 11 May 2026FIN/2026/0008
From The Regional Court of Kesselhöh
Dear Sir or Madam,
I refer to your letter concerning the fees of the court for the year. The Registrar draws the Ministry's attention to the fees outstanding for the year. The Ministry regards the matter as closed.
Yours sincerely,
Registrar of the Court, The Regional Court of Kesselhöh
Received · 12 May 2026FIN/2026/0011
Dear Colleague,
Further to our correspondence on the chair and the water. The Secretary asks the Ministry to name its observer for the session. The enclosure you refer to was not enclosed. A reply within twenty-eight days would be appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Secretary to the Conference, The Marschau Conference
Received · 12 May 2026FIN/2026/0012
From Laveisen Clockworks (Licensed)
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your letter concerning the forms supplied and found to be misprinted. The company respectfully asks that the licence be issued in the name of the firm and not of the proprietor. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours sincerely,
for the proprietors, Laveisen Clockworks (Licensed)
Sent · 8 June 2026FIN/2026/0016
To The Regional Court of The Osmoor
Subject: The Salt Duties (Amendment) Act
Dear Sir,
Further to our correspondence on The Salt Duties (Amendment) Act. The Ministry's officers have the Act and will act on it from the first of the month. The Registrar is asked to list the matter for the earliest sitting. A reply within twenty-eight days would be appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
The Second Clerk
Sent · 11 June 2026FIN/2026/0018
Subject: The Wine Excise Act
Dear Sir,
I refer to your letter concerning The Wine Excise Act, passed in the present session. The section under which you write is the one the Clerk has numbered, and no other. The Ministry reads it as it is printed. The Ministry has no observation on the minutes and returns them initialled. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours sincerely,
The Second Clerk
Received · 12 June 2026FIN/2026/0022
From The Town Council of Norrwick
Subject: The Annual War Appropriation for 2026, 283,070,423 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (9 February 2026)
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your letter concerning the occurrence entered above (The Annual War Appropriation for 2026, 283,070,423 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.). The matter is in the public record and the Ministry does not add to the public record. The Council respectfully asks whether the Ministry will bear the cost, and, if not, who will. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours faithfully,
Clerk to the Town Council, The Town Council of Norrwick
Received · 1 July 2026FIN/2026/0025
Subject: The 215th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 36,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (19 June 2026)
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for your letter concerning the occurrence entered above (The 215th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 36,000. The year's casualty roll is read.). The Ministry's officer attended. His report is on the file and is not for circulation. The Secretary notes that the Ministry's copy of the Protocol is out of date and encloses the current one. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours sincerely,
Secretary to the Conference, The Marschau Conference
Received · 23 July 2026FIN/2026/0028
Subject: The Wine Excise Regulation Act
Dear Colleague,
Thank you for your letter concerning The Wine Excise Regulation Act, passed in the present session. The section under which you write is the one the Clerk has numbered, and no other. The Ministry reads it as it is printed. The Conference asks whether the Ministry has any observation on the minutes before they are printed. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours faithfully,
Secretary to the Conference, The Marschau Conference
Sent · 25 July 2026FIN/2026/0031
Subject: The Company Registration Act
Dear Sir,
I refer to your letter concerning The Company Registration Act, passed in the present session. The Ministry's officers have the Act and will act on it from the first of the month. The account is passed for payment. The company will receive a warrant in the ordinary course, which is to say in the next quarter. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours faithfully,
The Second Clerk
Received · 31 July 2026FIN/2026/0034
From The Town Council of Eisenheim
Dear Sir or Madam,
I refer to your letter concerning the arrears of the town's return. The Council begs to point out that the form is in three copies and the town has one clerk. The clerk who dealt with your earlier letter has left the Ministry; his file has not. Please quote the reference in all correspondence.
Yours faithfully,
Clerk of the Council, The Town Council of Eisenheim
Sent · 15 September 2026FIN/2026/0038
To The Ministry of the Interior
Dear Sir or Madam,
I refer to your letter concerning the officer seconded to this Ministry and not yet returned. The Ministry will be obliged if the file is returned by the messenger. A reply within twenty-eight days would be appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
The Second Clerk
Received · 16 September 2026FIN/2026/0040
Subject: Kasper Brenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Star of the Wardens for recovering the regimental colours from the water. (11 June 2026)
Dear Colleague,
Thank you for your letter concerning the occurrence entered above (Kasper Brenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Star of the Wardens for recovering the regimental colours from the water.). The Ministry was not represented and has no observation to make beyond what is entered here. The company respectfully asks that the licence be issued in the name of the firm and not of the proprietor. The Ministry regards the matter as closed.
Yours sincerely,
Secretary, Hochstadt Ordnance Works
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