Governor Wood writes to the Earl of Suffolk in January 1774 complaining of four years' arrears in salary payment (£600 p.a.). He describes the bureaucratic impasse between the Receiver General (who claims he lacks authority without Treasury orders) and the Lords of the Treasury (who cite lack of appropriated funds). Wood notes that Isle of Man revenues from imports should have accrued sufficient funds and proposes decentralizing salary payment to the island's Receiver General. This document illustrates post-Revestment administrative dysfunction and revenue handling issues.