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Excellency in maintaining the supreme authority of the law,

and it was because, in the case in question, the course pursued by His Excellency seemed to us in itself subversive of the law, because destructive of our freedom of action in administering and enforcing the law, that we ventured to record our opinions upon the subject in the emphatic terms quoted by His Excellency.

We have to

(Signed) Sam Gray, Chairman

Angus Fletcher 2.8.

(Signed)

A. Jardine.

A. C. Maclean.

Geo Lyall.

B. J. Still.

John Searth.

Rob. S. Walker.

Wm. Lamond.

Rickett.

John D. Gibb.

R. &. Antrobus.

Thos. J. Leslie.

True Copy (True

Colonial Secretary

15

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Excellency in maintaining the supreme authority of the law,

and it was because, in the case in question, the course pursued by His Excellency seemed to us in itself subversive of the law, because destructive of our freedom of action in administering and enforcing the law, that we ventured to record our opinions upon the subject in the emphatic terms quoted by His Excellency.

We have to

(Signed) Sam Gray, Chairman

Angus Fletcher 2.8.

(Signed)

A. Jardine.

A. C. Maclean.

Geo Lyall.

B. J. Still.

John Searth.

Rob. S. Walker.

Wm. Lamond.

Rickett.

John D. Gibb.

R. &. Antrobus.

Thos. J. Leslie.

True Copy (True

Colonial Secretary

15

263

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Excellency in maintaining the supreme authority of the law, and it was because, in the case in question, the course pursued by His Excellency seemed to us in itself subversive of the law, because destructive of our freedom of action in administering and enforcing the law, that we ventured to record our opinions upon the subject in the emphatic terms quoted by His Excellency. We have to (Signed) Sam Gray, Chairman Angus Fletcher 2.8. (Signed) A. Jardine. A. C. Maclean. Geo Lyall. B. J. Still. John Searth. Rob. S. Walker. Wm. Lamond. Rickett. John D. Gibb. R. &. Antrobus. Thos. J. Leslie. True Copy (True Colonial Secretary 15 Page 263 has been rewritten to meet the exact format request: 14 Excellency in maintaining the supreme authority of the law, and it was because, in the case in question, the course pursued by His Excellency seemed to us in itself subversive of the law, because destructive of our freedom of action in administering and enforcing the law, that we ventured to record our opinions upon the subject in the emphatic terms quoted by His Excellency. We have to (Signed) Sam Gray, Chairman Angus Fletcher 2.8. (Signed) A. Jardine. A. C. Maclean. Geo Lyall. B. J. Still. John Searth. Rob. S. Walker. Wm. Lamond. Rickett. John D. Gibb. R. &. Antrobus. Thos. J. Leslie. True Copy (True Colonial Secretary 15 263
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