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me
for Mr. Keswich does not spare with his pen in the intervals: between the meetings of Council.
4.
To
my surprize, however; on
this occasion Mr. Keswick declined
invitation, writing
my on the 15th instant
that he regretted he could not dine at Government House
Birthday
on the Queen's
as he had an
"
engagement to
dine that night with the Major General.
I was still more a note from the General also dated the
surprised as ressiving
15 th of stay in which without
unofficial note asked the Lieutenant- Colonel of the 27th Regiment for the -
Band, bolonel Geddes
on the 16th instant, writes that he regrets that previous
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to
the receipt of the Governor's letter His - Excellency the Major General Commanding
had
requested that the band of the 27th
Imiskillings
should
play
at Head
Quarter House on the 24th of albay
on
occasion of a dinner given to celebrate "Her Majesty's Birthday","
6.
On the receipt of Lient: Colonel Geddes note I wrote officially to the Major
the
giving
he
any
reason,
simply says
he regreto
he cannot accept my invitation for
the Queen's Birthday
General saying that when I reminded Bois Excellency that the Bir
Birthday
dimer was
given
dinner.
by
5.
Having in the usual m
me as the Queen's Representative I had, doubt he would not persist in a course
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