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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
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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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