CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 21

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With regard to the Attorney General I have no hesitation in

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that much important businies would be impedid he peruvitad to place himself in position co independent of the head the Greument - Matters relating to 'hipping, such as Register, change of owners, change of Martius te.,

are of weekly and sometimes daily

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and invariably require

to this offices-

& happens

rifiniuca that business of this nature is too

of

opequently postponed by the parties till the moment when the Ship is ready for Sex, and though the Gremment discourages this negligence

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as much as possible, it endearonis at all times to meet the wiches of

public, and won the Causadricen not to be readily found this service could be seriously obstructed..

10. Gregret much that a reforinec of this nature chould require to be made by me to the Secretary of State, but, unpleasant as is the duty, it must be done, and I shall await, I trust I may say

with confidícuci, your decision on delicate question.

this comewhat

I have the hour tobe,