over
the
deefte with me as was clearly of the same opinion
Her Stanillunder Above eventioned should not
aj that gentlem
with respect to the surplus not being available
as been - from his minute dated 12
Lord Grey upon receiving
so, till this scene
167 opinion was obtained I therefore, called
hil. Trevelyan- & stated the case to him.
I had the good fortune to find in company
on thes the August report from in
adopted the draft of the Iple to W. Bonham d/ 15 Sept. & wrote a private letter to accompany it. The Ofte was copied fair - digun
with the : gentleman who I was told was Deputy Post Master, __ & to him, his C. Excellency - after informing me of his own opinion-expressed the corroboration of it,
hee fo 2-2 x by Lord Grey - I was to have gone today by competent authority. _ These two gentlemen the exactly opposite concurred at once- in taking the Southampton packet, with the privil letter.
I have now to report that not being taliped View to that adopted in the draft - following Mr. Brunde & Wer Hamilton. They
Marty accring in my own mind with what had passed between us regarding China, that the application of the acorny desion derplus from the 3 years
plus-upon For the 3 years 31 March /48, to en & her Brande, & being a second opinion from the Evasury regarding the old deficiency upon the previous period
La the technical Availability of the surplus. disprite, I thought the ople of private letter ending 31 March (45- not only, contrary to the letter of the law but contrary to all Wractice. But that the application of the