CO129-044 - Public Offices - 1853 — Page 204

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contrary to his custom,

made

formal application

in writing for leave for 14 days to visit Macks, and had

it

numbered in the Letter Registry Book of the Colonial Scentury's office. This letter concludes by stating.

The

Honble Mr Merser will with Your Excellency's permission

duties of my office absence!" It was

perform the

devring my

handed to me

for record

in the

and

usual manner, and

had the following endorsement

thereon by

His Excellency the

Governor : _ "Approved and Sanationed._ P. G. Bonham,

Governor."

21.- and

thes

On reading this letter

atove endorsement,

I waited

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the Governor, and

espectfully represented to this

Excellenez

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the

injustice done

On the evening of the

me.

9th Instant, Colonel Caine lift

the Colony, and the next morning the Colonial Treasurer his official appearance

made

at the Office

as acting for

the Colonial Pearetary and Auditor General. -

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—

Sir George Bonham

appeared later, when I called upon him and respectfully requested permission to bring

my

cade

to Your Grace's notice,

instantly

which permission

accosted by

was

"This Excelleney...

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