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Nicarrantable detention.
They may further remark that our March mails letters received per "Spitfire" steamer were not delivered for 4 or 5 days after her arrival which caused us as Merchants incalculable inconvenience.
Trusting Your Excellency will give such directions that will prevent such mismanagement.
You have to a recurrence.
(Signed) Henry Me
Victoria, 25th May, 1844.
A true Copy.
J. Robert 1833. Brus.
Colonial Secretary:
Victoria, 30th May, 1844.
To His Excellency
J.M. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary,
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We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Communication of yesterday's date, handing us an Extract of the Deputy Post Master's reply to our complaint of the non delivery of our letters, and beg to have you to observe that the statements made by the Deputy Post Master as far as they are concerned are unfounded in truth: He denies the inference the Deputy Post Master attaches to the fact, that Messrs Hatcher Larkins & Co receive our letter.