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that account I should be glad if you would direct the following enquiries to be addraped to him
The statement to which he refers was conveyed to him whilst he was till in Hongkong in a letter from Me March the Colonial Secretary dated the 28th April 1879, why did he not contradict it then? Why did he leave the Colony without answering
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acknowledging Mr March's letter? Why does be leave Mor March's letter still unacknowledged?
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him to know that within half
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his senior unofficial Colleague in the Legislative Council, Mr. Ryrie. That Gentleman has been good enough to bring
me the letter in
which this was done.
& is dated
Government House 27th April 1879 and
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