I beg to remind the Convention of the Government, and humbly submit that having discharged the onerous duties of Acting Governor during a period more pacific than ordinary, and without anxiety and responsibility, on my renunciation from Colonial funds of all claim to £230 a year for a private Secretary, I am entitled to the kind consideration of Her Majesty's Government.
As to the prosperity and progress of the Colony during the period in which I have had the honour of directing its Government, the Blue Book and the general statistics will afford ample materials for judgment, and to these I must respectfully but confidently refer rather than hazard remarks to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most Obedient, Humble Servant,
John Bowring
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