158
"
Colonial vessel Victoria now
In
building. 11 my despatch No 594 of the
20th instants transmitting the Estimates for 1869 (Para 12) and also in
Financial Statement
statement of this
my
year
Tuvas 36 to 38) which formed qui enclosure in that despatch I drew attention specially to the necessity for such
I am unable to account on
pepel.
reasonable
a
grounds for the partial
opposition which the proposal met
as for nearly two
years an in
any
unfailing
Sonce of ridicule and invective against the Goverment has been found in my maintaining for the business of the Harbor Department
an ordinary Chinese
Junkte.
There curtainly would be
reasonable objection
more
objection to the patisy of
the Goverment if the latter, when in fundo, wilfully
on
and
voluntarily
using such a craft when for providing
insisted there wase ample
a more
Suitable
whether she
a
means
ome
The
was to be
poiling repel
the bouncil, and
question
to be a steamer
was
left entirely to
ov
I have little dault
that in prefening a repel propelled by
steam the bouncil did re
really deside
in harmony with Public opinion, and
cutainly adopted the course best
calculated to promote the Public
out the objects for
interest and
cany
which a bolonial vessel
is needed.