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16.

on

the subject, - saying that he

would arrange

all.-

Colonel

at

Caine's last words to me

the office, before he had seew

General Jervois, my wishes

or not

were

to ascertain

/

about the cancelling

thes

addressed by me

tivo

letters

to the Asting

Attorney faneral, the point insisted upon by

now

Mercer, as

Mn

Colonel Caine

me.

informed simply this: _

Sir, and

I

17.. told

me

had been

"1

My reply was

Do justice, amo Satisfied."_

Notting

more

was

after Colonel faine with the bating

Governor; but I beg to states, for Your Grace's information, that the letters, (NE 267 and

17.

268 &, the 5th November;

18520)

which

gave to

much offence

to the

Colonial Treasurer,

stand to this date

on

de

records

the

Colonial

Secretary's office.

18.

On the 23?

ول

this

very

Colonel

leave for

my

mouth, November, 1852),

Caine went again

one

astonishment he said that Mr Merser would act for

hime. _ I respectfully remonstrated

with him; but the

answer

on

day, and to

was,

that

his

was

high

Office and should be

= taken by

Araw

under:

Officer of similar rank. _. I urged my former

reasons, and right

in the

routine of Vervice, and said

also

that the

Colonial

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