CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 57

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5.

discretion which such distance

is

generally supposed to allow, pending the expeated settlement of later references home. If

the decision concerning

Aulme

can

be

sorning un

arrive

at

on

purely official grounds, I would

as I have

most willingly (placed lately been in relation to him) avoid the public invidiousneft

an additional

in its

of prosecuting charge, very personal character, and therefore having the semblance of persecution at this time, as well as the public scandal of stirring, matters better forgotten, if they not likely to recur, or if the necessity for the investigation

are

be superseded..

¡

:

As

the charge

55

any prosecution of

in question was to have been with the advice and

assistance of the Eveantive Council, I communicated Your Lordshift Letter confidentially

συ

the 320

Instant, when they concurred in the advisability of awaiting

result of Mr Hulme's

the

opposition

to Your Lordship's orders, and the authority of the Legislative

Council.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordshift,

hot obedient

Humble Servant,

Ndani

UN

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