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I consider the Governor is
exonerated from any
with the
(entirely
wish to interfere
ordinary regulations of this
Departement; and I ave
surprized that
the Postmaster of Hong Kong should to have misrepresented the cercie staves which he reported
as to have led un
to the opinion. I had formed with regard to the proceedings of the Governot
I beg leave to heclove the
Copies of two Reports frome Mr. Hyland,
4th July
dated the 27th March, and 4
last, in the first of which be
distinctly
stater that " by
"
" by a remit
order of the Governor the correspondence from England, forwarded by the route
of Marssille is delivered from
his
Office
before that transmitted via Southampton;
and in the latter he leaves it to be
inferred that he merely submitted to the Governor the application of the Merchants for delaying the departure of the Packets, whereas it now appear =
by the explanation of Sir John Davis that Mr. Hyland exprefly requested the permission of this Excellency for adopting the arrangement: this fact however Mr. Hyland suppressed his Report to this office.
I have felt its my dusty host
Serenisly to reprimand M. Hyland for prevening to addref to me such
inaccurate