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Victoria, Hong Kong:
2nd December 1847.
I learn with the utmost astonish - " Mrut kom mor betere of zietes days date that
me to the Council for zour Prattency exsers
The words you have been pleased to ascribe to me zourself in zour communication to Lord Me
May Sergurst under these circumstances su which I offer no observation, that your Excritrucy will ring my 82quist before the counäch and Favor me with their Auswer..
at you
In the other pouch I feel compelled to say that my dreire to make a minute in the last days proceedings on the question put originally by yourself, and in which you apociite Chief Justice Wahine hypothetically with a drunkin Soldier, was sure. nuited on that day by the Council "Your Pconsider it therefore drably necesary
tow suggletion.- to place the circumstance in its fall light and with this view it is my intruction to send to Earl Gery a copes of this Corespondence red which will of course include your
" course include your Excellences Communication. – Ihave the hours (C_
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Victoria, 2nd December 1867.
My Letter of greterday to which you
In zours of to day meant that all maltres exlating to the fate morstigation Must be desaffed by us in Council, and not: by additional Courepondruce for which I have. No tune. All your
Letters will of course go
home on the minutes of Council.
beg to state that we waited for you From 11 the hour of Council, until a quarter- Paste 12 : and I have placed on the Minutes the words to which you refer and which, hear at the airt mirting.
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Freed hardly rejoun you, that it is a Colonial Regulation, that your proposed. Communication to Earl Gery, should be sent through the Governor .
Shave the hour &c. ligned. J. F. Dave.
The Mounable
Mr. Giussal Daquilar (1
CB