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that

you

will lay before. This

&Conor the Lieutenant Gener

vernor

my application for the sacang

should it occur, and move

him

to submit it to Foer Majesty's Government at Frome with his secommendation should be think

me deserving of it.

he

In making this application

I would beg leave to observe ____

that I have

ten

now f

been nearly

years in Her Majesty

Service, ( having been appointed

on 144 November 1845) and

for the last soon

years

have

acted as Registrar, during ___

which time I have en desvoured

to perform the several duties of my Office to the best of my ability, and, I trust to the satisfaction of the Goornment here

I am afraid This Ponor

may consider this application premature, but I would observe. that as the Vacancy, should it occur, will take place at home,

I deem it

- necesary that

my

request should be laid before the Home Authorities previous to the occurrence of Mr Bay

resignation.

(True Copy)

I havt, fre

(Digned] MPE. Alexander,

Colonial Secretary: Acting Registrar

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