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wants of respect to His Excellency The Governor or to the laws and we the Colony of regret exceedingly that he appears to have put such a construction on our letter.
We most respectfully state that we have pronounced the opinion given by the Attorney General illegal, surely we thought it is, and expressed our opinion accordingly.
We beg to state also that we considered the first letter of the Colonial Secretary as final and as not giving us either the opportunity of appeal or in any way pointing out to us that an appeal would be listened to.
We venture to express that there is no analogy between the trust on which the spouse occupied by His Excellency and that occupied by the Officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers.
The one is hired for the accommodation of His Excellency and family alone, the other for the Officers and the joint Corps; the one Mess of two probably paying Police Rate through the person who added it to the rent, the other having paid us Police Rate when hired, and the rate attempted to be enforced on a Tenant, who is merely the agent of the officers occupying a house hired by them and who cannot in any way be termed the Lessee, as Her Majesty's Ordnance pay the regulated hire rent, the offices of their quarters to the Ordnance, and the House is de facto a Government Building.
In order to give His Excellency the true state of our cause, we beg to remark that the summons was sent to Lieutenant Colonel Hyslop by a Common Policeman, and that it was
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wants of respect to His Sucelleney The
Governor or to the laws
and we
the Colony
of regret execedingly that he
put
appears to have
letter.
such a construction
We most respectfully state that
we have
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pronounced the opinion
is given by the Attorney General illegal,
suerely said we
AC
thought it is, and
exprceceed our opinion accordingly.
to state also that
We beg
considered the
first
Ave
letter of the Colonial
of
n
Secretary as finals and as not giving. uw either the opportunity of appeal any way pointing out to us appeal would be listened to .
in
our
that such
Opinion
We venture to exprese that there is no analogy between the trus on which the spouse occupied by "His hycelloney and that occupied by
the Officers of the Royal Artillery and
Royal Engineers
is
for
5
are
-
hired; the one
the accommodation
of Sis
hxcellency and family alone, the other for & Officers and the joint "Corps;
the one
Mess
of two
probably paying Police Rate through the Lerson who added it to the rent, the other having paid us Police Rate when hired, and the rate attempted to be enforced on a Tenant, who is mely
of the officers recupying
a
one
hired banack and who cannot in
any way
Majesty's
be termed the Lease, as Her
Ordnance pay the Lesson the
the regulated. hire
rent, the offices
of
their quarters to the Ordnance, and the House is defacto a Goverment Building.
In order to give. His kneelleney
the true state
of
our cause, we
beg to
remark that the summons was sent
to Lieutenant Colonel hype by
Common
A-
Policeman, and that it was
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