4.

I have not hesitated in

my capacity

as Governor be suggest important

cures –

to propose large Exforus- in a word to exercise that super- ordinate authority which has been entrusted to me by my Sovereign. I shall willingly listen to any proposals for it's limitation which you may thins required for the fblic good - and if your construction of the intentions

of.

Her

Majestys.

Gevemment be different from mine,

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refer the questions at issue

to the supreme truthurity – but I

think these questions should be __

defined.

If Sundersteer

o you aright you

rstood

under

the

ession that it

impression

is not intended. by Sher Majesty's

Government that. I should when.

in the

5.

110

the

Colony preside Legislative Comcil of the subject

of discussion should not have deference to Her Majesty's Subjects settled in the Empire of

who

cone

china. But it appears

to

over

that any right to fereside. Legislative while Son on

Island, is a

the

the

necessary part of the diquity and authority with which

I am invested, and that the surrender of this right to my subordinate officer - Sbeing present

in the Colony - is quite in compatible

with the positions

separately

and the powers occupy and the

eve

personally hold. In such a state

of things, you, art I, would be really the suggesting, directing, controlling powers. I should be absolutely

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