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legal proceedings
were
in
progrise
here which would have been prejudiced
by very
immediate action; I acentingly
te
delayed the commencement of biquiry orbered until their termination,
as reported at the time in
my
Despatches noted in the margin.
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The mode
of making the accessary investigation having been left to my diccrction, I determined
that the most convenient and- constitutional conse
was to institute
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22 May 24th July "
public Inquiry before the Executive Council which consisted, in addition It's sumyself, of the Acting Chief Justice,
the Colonial Secretary, and the Commandant
0
of the Garrison. Of there the only one
was not a
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stranger to the Colony was Mr Mercer the Colonial Secretary, and the had been absent in Europe on leave during the greater part of the period within which the transaction to be inquired into had taken place, entirely unconnected with them. I accordingly directed the I following Notification to be published in the Government Suzette, both in hugfish and Chinese ..
and was
Government Notification-
"En compliance with instructions receiend " from this brace The Duke of Newcastle "Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the
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