CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 209

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other, but nevertheline I had no there to until the 30% November

as has been shown in my diepatch of 185 February last.

With recreet to my Serpatches 14 and 15 Legislative rated 125 February four youtate

I would remark that the Colonial

Sextury waited

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His husellener

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that oute for the purpose of bringing to Sir John Bowring's notice the disirability of his writing the despatches forwarding then two brdinances, on which it is plain that I myself could make no sufficient comments in explanation..

I has been usual to subuit to the Governor the whole of the despatches

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for the outgoing mail at the same time, and in the instanci lart mail the delay of

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and submission to Itis hacellener

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solely recusioned by the voluminous correspondence of the preceding day riginating with Sir Thu Booring and already forwarded to the Colonial

fffice.

It is also true that His hvcellenes spoke to me on the necurity of passing an bitinance for the precervation of neutralite during the existing contest in China but I had

Official Communication or Kuowledge of it until it was

pased. –

Wilst referring to the Legislative