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10.

The Acting Governor then enquired by whom the

letters would be

signed, and I replied, - by me in

the

absense

the

Colonial

which was dose

Seautory, which

11.

The next morning, (the

6th November), Mr Merser made

his

appearance at the Colonial contary's office- the Legislative

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letters

were

Records, and

withdrawn from the

cancelled.

The Acting Governor had

left the office

at this time

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but feeling myself extremely

urprised at Mr Merser's enquiry

and

remarks,

I went to him

and

stated that

I

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met

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chat day! that officer,

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whilst I

was

still

in

the

and it being over,

Council Room drafting my Minutes, came to me

and

enquired by what authority. I had signed the two letters above-mentioned; - that he would

write

to Colonel laine

on the

sabject, and that he should

not be satisfied until those

letters

-

-

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ligned the

Chief Clerk in the

offices, acting for and in the absence of the Colonial crritory,

as

I had done

former

occasions. _ this explanation

of my

conduct,

I regret to

in

was

mention to your Grace, styled by that officer, most assuming tone and angentlemanlike manner, as

"gross impudence and atrocions audacity

on

my part; -