CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 185

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5.

As regards Mr Hell's appointiuent to the Cloutal

to nue

that

Chaplaincy, it appears I had a far superin claim to be consulted than the Bishop of Victoria and the Colonel Commandant of the forces from whom the Lieutenant

brown obtained "a sanction" to the

un

anangement pirned. I have stated that I did not object and should not have objected to the arrangement, but had I thought the Queen's service required Spct the position of parties might have been very cembarrassing.

me to

6. With reference to the minth

paragraph which refers to my not

having

on my anival handed.

over Mr Peel's letter

of

Istructions

for record in the Colonial Secretarys

Office, Ing to state that the letter

in

was the subject of much discussio conferences which took place between Sir George Bonham, the Lieutenant brievur and myself- Governor

now

that its contents were

fully Kurwon to the Lieutenant Governor and that

my retaining it in my possession. until the final decision

of

the

Government was Known as to the

appointments to which that

Despatch referred -

was deemed

desirable – and concurred in by