CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 10

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Council, when it was resolved that it was "neither necessary nor desirable" to trouble the Secretary of State with it.

The questions are altogether of a local character, and such as you would naturally expect to be settled in the Colony.

The parties concerned only hold Provisional appointments, the post of one being likely to be speedily filled by a nomination from home, and that of Captain Cowper himself resumed by Mr Cleverly, in all probability before your answer can be received.

The communications which have been made to the different parties requiring each in his separate "sphere of action" to discharge his duties will, it is hoped, prevent any further annoyance.

I regret to think that you, Sir, have already been but too much troubled with the personal dissensions of the Colonial Functionaries, and feel that a frequent recurrence of these references to the Secretary of State would only encourage the practice and aggravate the evil.

I have the honor to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,

Sir John Bowring

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Council, when it was resolved that it was "neither necessary nor desirable" to trouble the Secretary of State with it. The questions are altogether of a local character, and such as you would naturally expect to be settled in the Colony. The parties concerned only hold Provisional appointments, the post of one being likely to be speedily filled by a nomination from home, and that of Captain Cowper himself resumed by Mr Cleverly, in all probability before your answer can be received. The communications which have been made to the different parties requiring each in his separate "sphere of action" to discharge his duties will, it is hoped, prevent any further annoyance. I regret to think that you, Sir, have already been but too much troubled with the personal dissensions of the Colonial Functionaries, and feel that a frequent recurrence of these references to the Secretary of State would only encourage the practice and aggravate the evil. I have the honor to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, Sir John Bowring

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Council, when it was resolved that

it was "meither me

ary nor désirade

necessary

"to trouble the Secretary ofstate" with it's

The questions

are

altogether of a

local character, and such as you would naturally expect to be settlin

in the Colony.

holn

The parties concerned only Mrovisional appointments, the posé of one being likely to be specdic piled by a nomination from Stome, and Hat of Captain Towoper himself resumed by Mr Cleverly, in all crobability before your answer emin be received.

The

could

The Communications which

have been made to the different

parties requiring cack in his cermate "sphere of action to discharge his

Duties will, it is hored prevent

proper

further Innoyance.

Iregret to think that you,

Sir,

have already been but too nivel troubled with the personal fissensions of the Colonial Functionaries, and feel that a frequent recurrence of there references to the Secretary of State would

only encourage the practice and aggravate

the cvil

I have the honor to

With the highest rispieť,

Sir

Your most obedient Auruble servant,

Sphu Buona

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