I am
" persuaded, by availing myself of the incest insation of the popember principle which we have
got into the govemment. & by quietly strengthening & extending that influence, on shall very soon seform. abuses &'introduce salutary charger. & satisfy public opinion _ which I know is:
con tuled - uor
of things.
te toccano
resent state.
Aught it to be with the present
certainly hoped that curtiers would have
cousutry and satisfactorily to progress. continued isotherme credentestatio potegente,
that there would have been no jar in the pathway of imperraement. _ & con apfecal to the results of
my governement as toidence hoss coull the sytten has worked which has been in operation since I came to the Scland. Until a few days ago not a word of complaint had I heard - but I then found that some of my suggestions for farther reformes.
evere not palatable to the Sient Governor – & now for the first time he suggests that when in the Extory. " ought not to preside ener the Legislative Council if Colonial, affairs are to be discussed _ in a word that ing Estonial
authority is to be absolutely & wholly annihilated,
& that in
Commission
and
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is a more decoration; d.
femuses appendage to very permers as Plinipe-
tentiary & Thief Superintendent of Frode. thinks I am not to exoricue the highest functions
et. nor to sit in the Legislative Coron
of procrnment. cor to in
except where British subjects in Grina
- subjects in China are concerned.
I cannot believe that this was ever the intention
of P. J. Government ; & certamely to unt to cater . past my Instructions: nos can I ixillingeonsent to bi direct engself of the dignity & authority with
honored by my
1 by my Shainigus
which I have been honored.
to reduce
angself to a Colonial explor & any office to
a Colonial noventity, on the Seland where I here the titles of Governor, Commen
anderin
fd lice At :
suisal . Ixequested the Lient : Governor to point
7.
But Bay instance in which I had interfered with
local administration, as with these functions spicically delegated to him. No instance can I am
sone be cited,
wer Racs he cite aup-
but I cannot
Simply desisive myself of the power of suggesting
authority
and