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eminences so much

reduce those hills or eminence

as to obviate, from their natural situations, their commanding the position

which I am remarking. In conclusion, I take the liberty to disclaim to Your Lordship having in any dispatch of the 10th instant any personal allusion to

intended

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, I have

no doubt,

seen that of all the Senior Officers of Her Majesty's Naval Service who have offered their opinions on this Colony, with the exceptions of the Committee which selected Navy Bay, in the first instance, have arrived at the same conclusion, and as Sir William Parker never, to the best of my

recollection

of any either verbally or in writing mentioned "Messrs" Jardine Matheson & Co.'s location to me as a desirable one, I am, as I stated,

quite

quite at a loss to conjecture the spot to which allusion was made in the dispatch from the Lords of the Admiralty as having been "appropriated" and disposed of by the Governor :

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Most Obedient Humble Servant

Bonham

P.S. In reading

over this Despatch, I perceive that it might possibly be inferred, that I had understood from

Sir Thomas Cochrane's letter that that Officer had suggested - however remotely - that Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.'s location might be still within the reach of Government. I therefore beg to say, that that was not the case. I

have

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177 eminences so much reduce those hills or eminence as to obviate, from their natural situations, their commanding the position which I am remarking. In conclusion, I take the liberty to disclaim to Your Lordship having in any dispatch of the 10th instant any personal allusion to intended Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, I have no doubt, seen that of all the Senior Officers of Her Majesty's Naval Service who have offered their opinions on this Colony, with the exceptions of the Committee which selected Navy Bay, in the first instance, have arrived at the same conclusion, and as Sir William Parker never, to the best of my recollection of any either verbally or in writing mentioned "Messrs" Jardine Matheson & Co.'s location to me as a desirable one, I am, as I stated, quite quite at a loss to conjecture the spot to which allusion was made in the dispatch from the Lords of the Admiralty as having been "appropriated" and disposed of by the Governor : I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant Bonham P.S. In reading over this Despatch, I perceive that it might possibly be inferred, that I had understood from Sir Thomas Cochrane's letter that that Officer had suggested - however remotely - that Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co.'s location might be still within the reach of Government. I therefore beg to say, that that was not the case. I have
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177 eminences so much reduce those hills or eminence as to obuiale, from their natural "situations, their commanding the position which I am remarking. In conclusione, Itake the liberty to disclaim to Your Lordship having in any dispatch of the 10 bustant avy personal allusion to interided Vice Admiral Fir Gilliams Parker, Shave no two, - seen that of all the Senur Officers of the Majesty's Naval Service who have offered their opinions on this Colony, with the exceptions of the Convillie which selected Navy Bay, in the first instance-have arrived at the surve conclusion, and as Sir William Parker never, to the best recollection of any either airbally on in writing mentioned "Mess" Jardine Matherm 18. location to me as a desirable one, Isus as I stated. quile quite at a loss to ciryicture the spot to which allusion was made in the dispatch for the Fords of the Adinially as having been appropriate " and disposed of by the Governor : Shave the hover to be, My Kird, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant Brun Brunft P.D. in reading over this Despately, Sperceive that it might possibly be inferred, that I had understied pan Sir Thomas Cochrane's letter that that Officer had suggested - however remotely. that Mess's Jardine Matheson thos lecation aright be still within the reach of levernment. I therefore bey to say, that that was not the case. I have
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eminences so much

reduce those hills or eminence

as to obuiale, from their natural "situations, their commanding the position

which I am remarking. In conclusione, Itake the liberty to disclaim to Your Lordship having in any dispatch of the 10 bustant avy personal allusion to

interided

Vice Admiral Fir Gilliams Parker, Shave

no two, -

seen that of all the Senur Officers of the Majesty's Naval Service who have offered their opinions on this Colony, with the exceptions of the Convillie which selected Navy Bay, in the first

instance-have arrived at the surve conclusion, and as Sir William Parker never, to the best

recollection

of any either airbally

on in writing mentioned "Mess" Jardine Matherm 18. location to me as a desirable one, Isus as I stated.

quile

quite at a loss to ciryicture the spot to which allusion was made in the

dispatch for the Fords of the Adinially as having been appropriate " and disposed of by the Governor :

Shave the hover to be,

My Kird,

Your Most Obedient Humble Servant Brun Brunft

P.D. in reading

over this Despately, Sperceive that it might possibly be inferred, that I had understied pan

Sir Thomas Cochrane's letter that that

Officer had suggested - however remotely. that Mess's Jardine Matheson thos lecation aright be still within the reach of levernment. I therefore bey to say, that that was not the case. I

have

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