CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 179

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175

Courseil

in

on

my opinion that no sort of public good can arise from additional correspondence with the Rear Admiral on this subject, I do not intend to carry it further. In communicating to Your Lordship this resolution, I however, feel it to be due to myself to very respectfully, though explicitly, solicit, that Her Majesty's Government will be pleased to consider

me

relieved from any

any future laying responsibility as to

that

part of the City of Victoria to which these letters immediately refer; and I likewise deem it right to mention, which I do with the utmost deference, that should instructions

shortly from England

reach

me

for any

of a Church, or other of the Public

the erection Buildings which

are

are

so much required in this

in this Colony, and for which I had sites in the immediate vicinity of the

Stores in question, that I will take upon myself to suspend those Instructions, since I should esteem it to be ill-advised, as well as almost

a waste

of

any expense upon them under existing circumstances

Adverting to that part of Sir

Thomas Cochrane's letter in which he

speaks of the location now in possession of Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co (and from which I infer that it is the one alluded to in the Despatch from the Lands Commissioners of the Admiralty to Rear Admiral Sir William Parker dated the 3rd of November, 1843)

I may here explain,

that that position was sold to the

above

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175 Courseil in on my opinion that no sort of public good can arise from additional correspondence with the Rear Admiral on this subject, I do not intend to carry it further. In communicating to Your Lordship this resolution, I however, feel it to be due to myself to very respectfully, though explicitly, solicit, that Her Majesty's Government will be pleased to consider me relieved from any any future laying responsibility as to that part of the City of Victoria to which these letters immediately refer; and I likewise deem it right to mention, which I do with the utmost deference, that should instructions shortly from England reach me for any of a Church, or other of the Public the erection Buildings which are are so much required in this in this Colony, and for which I had sites in the immediate vicinity of the Stores in question, that I will take upon myself to suspend those Instructions, since I should esteem it to be ill-advised, as well as almost a waste of any expense upon them under existing circumstances Adverting to that part of Sir Thomas Cochrane's letter in which he speaks of the location now in possession of Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co (and from which I infer that it is the one alluded to in the Despatch from the Lands Commissioners of the Admiralty to Rear Admiral Sir William Parker dated the 3rd of November, 1843) I may here explain, that that position was sold to the above
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175 Courseil in on my opinion that no sort of public geod can arise from additional correspondence with the Rear Admiral on this subject, I do not sintered to carry it further. In communicating to Your Lordship this resolution, I however, feel it to be dues to myself to very respectfully, though explicitly, solicit, that Hter Majesty's : Government will be pleused to consider me relieved from any any future laying responsibility as to out that part of the City of Victoria to which these letters immediality refer; and I likewise deem it right to mention, which I do with the ulamosh . deference, that should instructions shortly from England reach me any for of a Church, or other of the Public the erection Buildings which are are chesi so much required in this in this Colony, and for which Thad sites in the immediate vicinity of the Stores in questions, that I will take myself to suspend Mos. Instructions, since I should esteem it to be ill advised, as ivell as alinest the public money, te ge li a waste of uny expenc apon them under existing circumstances Adverting to that part of ser Thomas Cochrane's letter in which he speaks of the location new in possession of Miss's Jardine Mathesond te (and from which Sinfer that it is the one alluded to in the Despatch pour the Lands Commissioners of the Admiralty to Thee Admiral Sir William Parker dated the 3rd of November, 1843) here explain, 18.43) Imay that that position was sold to the above
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175

Courseil

in

on

my opinion that no sort of public geod can arise from additional correspondence with the Rear Admiral on this subject, I do not sintered to carry it further. In communicating to Your Lordship this resolution, I however, feel it to be dues to myself to very respectfully, though explicitly, solicit, that Hter Majesty's : Government will be pleused to consider

me

relieved from any

any future laying responsibility as to

out that

part of the City of Victoria to which these letters immediality refer; and I likewise deem it right to mention, which I do with the ulamosh . deference, that should instructions

shortly from England

reach

me

any

for of a Church, or other of the Public

the erection Buildings which

are

are

chesi

so much required in this

in this Colony, and for which Thad sites in the immediate vicinity of the

Stores in questions, that I will take

myself to suspend Mos. Instructions, since I should esteem it to be ill advised, as ivell as alinest

the public money, te ge

li

a waste

of

uny expenc apon them under existing circumstances

Adverting to that part of ser

Thomas Cochrane's letter in which he

speaks of the location new in possession of Miss's Jardine Mathesond te (and from which Sinfer that it is the one alluded to in the Despatch pour the Lands Commissioners of the Admiralty to Thee Admiral Sir William Parker dated the 3rd of November, 1843)

here explain,

18.43) Imay

that that position was sold to the

above

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