58.
Ancelling the Governor at the interrrerate language which
[smition
made
as au
you forgetting your
Government
Efficer of this Gor
in applying the epithet "incolent rascal" to the first clerk of the secretary's department, a
department, a gentleman your equal by briti and in Official
paition in no way subordinate to
you.
His Excellency desires se ales to express his disappointment that in Consequence of your not followw the
course pointed out
him and
and repairing
مة
the injure you
had inflicted by suitable expression of regret he is prevented from cancelling the details of your fault by withdrawing the dronments counicted with it from the Rucnds the Colony
Therewith forward a Copy of the second minute made by His excellency and with a view to terminating this
maiter here I beg to inform you
59
96
that
I
must decline to receive any other Communication thereon unless it be
The
carrying out the orders and wishes fotis Arcelling the bovano
I have He.
(Signed) W. J. Bridges.
Conveyour
Acting Plonial Secretary-
Any
to the Colonial Rreasurer " disapprobation of the intemperate language "used" by him towards the first clunk of the Secretary's Department, the acting Oborine
exprise
new disappointment
Secretary with "that I have not been enabled by the expeccia the use of that language
"I becoming riget for to "to withdraw the concepondence from "records of the Colony."
the
(age)
03.
17/12/57.
(Fine Copy)