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revenue which might perhaps prevent the otherwise practicable reduction

of Colonial expenditure?

prepared As little was It is His Excellency for the vehemence with which Lieutenant

General, the law and other officers protest against a claim which they term "unjust and unreasonable"; or for their condemnation of the opinion of

the Attorney adviser of the Government as illegal"; or for the requests that they might be authorized to oppose "passive resistance to what they consider "unusual interference".

Had the officers who conceive themselves aggrieved by this tax made application to my office, His Excellency would have most readily directed a proper explanation of its nature to be made to them, and

even if, after this, they had still claimed exemption for those premises, no objection would have been made to a respectful reference upon the subject to the Home authorities.

But that reference is now based upon His Excellency's different grounds. The letters subscribed by the officers in question, denounce the act of

the Civil Government as illegal, unreasonable and unjust, and that of Mr. Smith imputes to it a dishonesty of purpose. The tone and language of letters not appearing to His Excellency such as in private correspondence would be tolerated, cannot be passed unnoticed in the records of a public department.

As regards the enforcement of the law, the Gentlemen

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revenue which might perhaps prevent the otherwise practicable reduction of Colonial expenditure? prepared As little was It is His Excellency for the vehemence with which Lieutenant General, the law and other officers protest against a claim which they term "unjust and unreasonable"; or for their condemnation of the opinion of the Attorney adviser of the Government as illegal"; or for the requests that they might be authorized to oppose "passive resistance to what they consider "unusual interference". Had the officers who conceive themselves aggrieved by this tax made application to my office, His Excellency would have most readily directed a proper explanation of its nature to be made to them, and even if, after this, they had still claimed exemption for those premises, no objection would have been made to a respectful reference upon the subject to the Home authorities. But that reference is now based upon His Excellency's different grounds. The letters subscribed by the officers in question, denounce the act of the Civil Government as illegal, unreasonable and unjust, and that of Mr. Smith imputes to it a dishonesty of purpose. The tone and language of letters not appearing to His Excellency such as in private correspondence would be tolerated, cannot be passed unnoticed in the records of a public department. As regards the enforcement of the law, the Gentlemen
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evenue which might perhaps prevent the otherwise practicable reduction

f

Colonial expenditure?

prepared

As little

the

was It is hycellency for

wehemence with which Lieutenant

the

General, the law

Eclouch hype and other officers protect againets a claim which they term "unjucts and unreasonable ; on for their condemnation of the opinion of

Attorney adviser of the Government as illegal"; or for the requests that they might be authorized to oppose "passive resistance to what they consider "unusual interferenec.

کو گھر

Hach the officers who conceive. themzetres aggrieved by this tax made application to my office, His hyeelleney would have most readily directed a proper explanation of its nature to be made to them, and

يا

even

246

if, after this, they had stille

those premises,

claimed exemption for

Mo

objection would have been made

the

to a respectful reference upon subject to the Stome authorities.

But that

reference is now

on very

freed upon His Excelleney different grounds. The letters subscribed by the officers in question,

denounce the net of

Sof

the Civil

Government as illegal, unrcasmable

and that of

and

unjust,

M2 Smith

2

there

imputes to it a dishonesty of furpore. The tone and language of letters not appearing to His Sweelleney such as in

as in private enrespondence would be tolerated, cannot be passed unnoticed in the records of a public department.

As regards the enforcements of the low, the Gentlemen

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