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been great, for while on the one
hand it was
-
-
bound to
брен
the
don of inquiry into the existence
the
of alleged abuces, it was on other, it's rovious duty to prevent if porcible the scandal which there
rublic contentions between high functionaries necessarily create, and which the circumstances
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the Colony have tended mat materially to aggravate
I have thought it decirable
any complaints
8 in order to prevent
part of the Gentlernen
on
the
the whole
concerned to send to you of the correspondence which has wached the Government anim
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refer to the Memorandum of the Flonial Secretary for a Statement! of its official action in this matter. I bes, to say that I entirely approve
of the course Mt Mercer has
pursued.
That it would have been most desirable (if possible) to
from
fr
prevent these discutes beoming as they have become
elements for
for ministering to ireal
prejudices and passions is obvious, and even becoming effort been made on my
has
my part for this
Abject _ but without suceus. When the question of the
proceedings of Mr. Mitchell as Shang
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