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chat dispatch to its destination and
Therefore return it and it's enclosures
to you herewith. _
In Para : 25th of your letter to the Duke
of Newcastle. it is stated that I gave you
my permission to bring.
your cale. under
His Grace's consideration --
true, and had
This is quite you confined yourself to
the subject then under discussion, vis,
" whether in the absence of the Colonial
"Secretary The Governor was bound to
entrust the duties of the Colonial Lecre.
= "tary's Office to the Chief Certi
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"
whether
he might properly nominate thereto
amx
" other person whom the Governor might
"see fit," your representation would have
as the
been accordingly forwarded; ab
J
question would then have resolved
itself into an appeal against the -Governor_ but Imust remarkt however,
that I consider, for obvious reasons -
the Office of Colonial Secretary in
far
Lo
as regards succession, entirely dis= - tince from the working staff of his office.
Jam,
Your obed? Lert,
(Signed) S. & Benham (True Copy)
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