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Nicarrantable detention.

They may further remark that our March mails letters received per "Spitfire" steamer were not delivered for 4 or 5 days after her arrival which caused us as Merchants incalculable inconvenience.

Trusting Your Excellency will give such directions that will prevent such mismanagement.

You have to a recurrence.

(Signed) Henry Me

Victoria, 25th May, 1844.

A true Copy.

J. Robert 1833. Brus.

Colonial Secretary:

Victoria, 30th May, 1844.

To His Excellency

J.M. Bruce,

Colonial Secretary,

1/2

957

We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Communication of yesterday's date, handing us an Extract of the Deputy Post Master's reply to our complaint of the non delivery of our letters, and beg to have you to observe that the statements made by the Deputy Post Master as far as they are concerned are unfounded in truth: He denies the inference the Deputy Post Master attaches to the fact, that Messrs Hatcher Larkins & Co receive our letter.

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189 Nicarrantable detention. They may further remark that our March mails letters received per "Spitfire" steamer were not delivered for 4 or 5 days after her arrival which caused us as Merchants incalculable inconvenience. Trusting Your Excellency will give such directions that will prevent such mismanagement. You have to a recurrence. (Signed) Henry Me Victoria, 25th May, 1844. A true Copy. J. Robert 1833. Brus. Colonial Secretary: Victoria, 30th May, 1844. To His Excellency J.M. Bruce, Colonial Secretary, 1/2 957 We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Communication of yesterday's date, handing us an Extract of the Deputy Post Master's reply to our complaint of the non delivery of our letters, and beg to have you to observe that the statements made by the Deputy Post Master as far as they are concerned are unfounded in truth: He denies the inference the Deputy Post Master attaches to the fact, that Messrs Hatcher Larkins & Co receive our letter.
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nicarrantable detention.

the may further remark that our March mais letters received per Spitiful " skamer were not delivered for 4 or 5 days after

her arrival which caused us as "Merchants incalculable inconvenienc

Kusting Your Excellency will give such directions that will prevent

of such mismanagement

Yo have to

a recurr eu ce

(Signed) Derom Thay Me

Victoria, 25th May, 1844.

A true Copy.

#petuit 1833. Brus.

Colonial keretary:

Victoria, 30th May, 18/140.

Hat Suorables

IMA. Bruce,

Colonial Secretary,

1/2

957

We have the honor to acknowledge.

receipt of your

Communication

unication of yesterday's date, handing us an Exhact of the Deputy Post Master's reply to our complaint of the now delivery of our- letters, and arow

bey to have you to

letter

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will

received from • Mess" libt Livingsion Mo on the subjick, from which observe they say

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you

the statements made

by the Deputy Post Master as far as they are concerited are unfounded in huth : He domy the inference the Doperty Post Master attaches to the fact, that Mefs Helcher Lorkers of new receive

Larkins

our

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