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between them for
the t
taking
over
of
the furniture could possibly take place,
and Sir John Bowring
had no alternative
except to
put it up for
public auction.
Sir Hercules Robinson
was consequently placed
in a less favorable
position.
On his arrival
in the Colony, by
reason of his not
having been able to purchase
at a valuation the
furniture of Sir John Bowring which he
required.
This circumstance, coupled with the fact that
the Government House
is a very extensive
one, and that the salary of the office
is no longer £3000 per
annum, affords
some justification
for the application
submitted in
my letter of 11 January.
But the Duke of Newcastle wishes
that their Lordships
should consider this additional statement
before...
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