CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 139

my

exclusim!

Or, whether it would

be satisfactory to you to occupy a seat in the Legislative Cumeil, during my presence in the Colony to which (after reference to the Secretary of State ) I feel personally not the slightest objection?

? In fact I have much at heart to strengthen the authority of the Legislative Cormeil by

e

enereasing

the number

of

both official and non-official

Members.

I have te (Signed) Sohm Bavring, Governor.

[Fine Copy!

Colonial Secretury.

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Copy.

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J23287.

Victoria, Hunghong,

137

13th Jebmary, 1855.

I have the hover to

acknowledge receipt of your Excellency's letter of this date, and shall endeavour to reply briefly as possible to the questions therein proposed.

The first and third. points may be answered together - I have

any

instance.

never he

originated a complaint of your Excellency's interference with my adminis trative functions, and have

His Excellency

Sir John Bowring, MT. ££: D.

Governor,

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fer

Je,