CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 348

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24.

it

coas

first debated and approved by the majority

of the Council with your

dissent, as appears from

the proceedings _ At first the question is marked from the Governor afterwards (when debated) "the Council. Twill lay your

letter before the Council

at the next meeting and shall be happy of since to transmit it to Earl Grey if you

the Proceedings go. the

- home. I hope you

wish it, when

will do me

- juctice not to object to this accompanying your letter to Earl Grey, if you send it home yourself

The subject of your letter of this date, respecting, certain words attributed by you belongs exclusively to Council, that I can only

answer it there, and I must decline all further

written correspondence

ad

my

time will not,

The Honble

M.

between

to me,

ud ow

this matter,

t permit it.

I have to.

Signed). J. F. David

General D'Aquilar, CB

25

342

His prallency the Governor has peceived

the annexed additional letter from the Major. General, to which he proposes returning the following reply,

"Sir

"Victoria, 2th December, 1847.

I learn with the atmost astonishment

from your letter of specterday's date, that Your Enscellency, refors me to the founcil for the words

you

have been pleased to ascribe to me

yourself.

in your communication to Lord Palmerstow.

May I request under these circumstance, which I offer no observation, that Your Excellency, will bring my request before the founcil, favour

me with their

say,

that

answer

and

On the other point, I feel compelled to

my

desire to make a minute in the

last day's proceedings

by

ow

the question pat originally

yourself and in which,

you associate Chief

that

day

Justice Hulme hypothetically with a

drunken foldier,

was over-ruled on

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