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rejected; immediately afterwards Mr Caldwell called on him and stated that if the rate were not paid before stated day, few days from that date, he should distrain on Lieutenant Colonel Hyde's property, treating him as a Common Defaulter; and he refused to receive the summons on notice he should paste it on his door.

It is but just to state that there was nothing offensive in Mr Caldwell's manner, however much there might have been in a proceeding so unusual and so unexpected.

Thus situated, without any prospect of redress being held out to us, it may perhaps not be considered that we should have expressed ourselves strongly on the occasion, but we repeat that we had no intention whatever of offending persons in authority and that we wrote our opinions as the only means in our power of expressing what a totally unexpected a communication demanded.

We have, &c...

(Signed) J. Hyde, Lt Colt. Comg. Royal Arty.

S. A. St. John, Lt. Comd. Royal Arty.

Henry St Hill

Arty Storekeeper.

True Copy

(Signed) F. W. Staveley, Captain

Asst. Milly. Secy.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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253 rejected; immediately afterwards Mr Caldwell called on him and stated that if the rate were not paid before stated day, few days from that date, he should distrain on Lieutenant Colonel Hyde's property, treating him as a Common Defaulter; and he refused to receive the summons on notice he should paste it on his door. It is but just to state that there was nothing offensive in Mr Caldwell's manner, however much there might have been in a proceeding so unusual and so unexpected. Thus situated, without any prospect of redress being held out to us, it may perhaps not be considered that we should have expressed ourselves strongly on the occasion, but we repeat that we had no intention whatever of offending persons in authority and that we wrote our opinions as the only means in our power of expressing what a totally unexpected a communication demanded. We have, &c... (Signed) J. Hyde, Lt Colt. Comg. Royal Arty. S. A. St. John, Lt. Comd. Royal Arty. Henry St Hill Arty Storekeeper. True Copy (Signed) F. W. Staveley, Captain Asst. Milly. Secy. (True Copy) Colonial Secretary.
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7 253 rejected; immediately afterwards Me faldwell called on him and stated that if the rate were not paid before stated day, few days from that date, he should distrain on Lieutenant Colonel hype's property, treat- hime if as a Common Defaulter; and he refused to receive the summons on notice he should paste it กา his doon- It is but just to state that there nothing offensive in Mefaldwell's manner, however much there might proceeding so unusual have been in a proceeding and so unexpected- Thus situated, without ས་་པ prospect of redress being held out to is it may perhaps not be considered_ that wve great matter of surprise should have expressed ourselves strongly repeat that Me lve the recasion, but we had no intention whatever of offending persons in authority and that we wrote our means in our so opinions as the only power of exprezzing what totally unexpected a communication demanded.. We have, Ac... (Signed)) I. hype, Lo Colt. Cong. Royal Arty. 11 S. A. St. John, Lt. Com 7 Royal Aug! 1/ Henry St Hill Ardee Storticeper. Tree Copy (Signed) f. W. Staveley, faptain Aust Mily. Seef. (Ime (opy) Colonial Secutary.
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rejected; immediately afterwards Me faldwell called on him and stated that if the rate were not paid before

stated day,

few days from

that date, he should distrain on Lieutenant Colonel hype's property, treat-

hime

if

as a Common Defaulter; and he refused to receive the summons on notice he should

paste

it

กา

his doon-

It is but just to state that there

nothing offensive in Mefaldwell's manner, however much there might

proceeding so unusual

have been in a proceeding

and so unexpected-

Thus

situated, without

ས་་པ

prospect of redress being held out to is it may perhaps not be considered_

that

wve

great matter of surprise should have expressed ourselves strongly repeat that

Me

lve

the recasion, but we

had no intention whatever of

offending persons in authority and that

we wrote our

means in our

so

opinions as the only power of exprezzing

what

totally unexpected a communication

demanded..

We have, Ac...

(Signed)) I. hype, Lo Colt. Cong. Royal Arty.

11

S. A. St. John, Lt. Com 7 Royal Aug!

1/

Henry St Hill

Ardee Storticeper.

Tree Copy

(Signed) f. W. Staveley, faptain

Aust Mily. Seef.

(Ime (opy)

Colonial Secutary.

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