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rept, (enclosure ti) the letter of the 6th, in which the Colonial Secretary repeated that the circular was not stopped by him in any capacity, that it was forwarded to him by a Justice of the Peace who felt aggrieved by it, under a sealed official cover, with a complaint against the Magistrate; that it thus became an official document, which, under His Excellency's direction, he transmitted to the Magistrate, "who was informed of the complaint" and called on for explanation." The Colonial Secretary added that the circular had been stopped by Mr. Anstey, a Justice of the Peace, and again referred to that gentleman for his reasons for so acting in regard to it. On the 10th instant we again wrote to the Colonial Secretary (enclosure "ii") stating that it was clear from the explanation with which he had furnished Government that it must have acted in the matter either as the mere instrument of Mr. Anstey's will or individual opinion, or because, for reasons of its own, it considered that the further circulation of the document in question ought not to be permitted; we added that the Justice of the Peace, having submitted the circular to the Government, showed his consciousness that the power to arrest its circulation among his fellow Justices did not lie in him, that the Government, in adopting and giving effect to his act, made "those views and that act its own," and that, therefore, we were correct in stating that the Colonial Secretary, as representing the Government, did intercept the circular; and we did so for the third

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rept, (enclosure ti) the letter of the 6th, in which the Colonial Secretary repeated that the circular was not stopped by him in any capacity, that it was forwarded to him by a Justice of the Peace who felt aggrieved by it, under a sealed official cover, with a complaint against the Magistrate; that it thus became an official document, which, under His Excellency's direction, he transmitted to the Magistrate, "who was informed of the complaint" and called on for explanation." The Colonial Secretary added that the circular had been stopped by Mr. Anstey, a Justice of the Peace, and again referred to that gentleman for his reasons for so acting in regard to it. On the 10th instant we again wrote to the Colonial Secretary (enclosure "ii") stating that it was clear from the explanation with which he had furnished Government that it must have acted in the matter either as the mere instrument of Mr. Anstey's will or individual opinion, or because, for reasons of its own, it considered that the further circulation of the document in question ought not to be permitted; we added that the Justice of the Peace, having submitted the circular to the Government, showed his consciousness that the power to arrest its circulation among his fellow Justices did not lie in him, that the Government, in adopting and giving effect to his act, made "those views and that act its own," and that, therefore, we were correct in stating that the Colonial Secretary, as representing the Government, did intercept the circular; and we did so for the third
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rept, (evalisure ti) le cur letter of the 6th, in which the Colonial Secretary repeated that the circular was not stopped G him in any capacity, that it

forwarded to him by a Iustice the Peace who felt aggrieved by it, under a scaled official cover, with

ma.

of

mplaint against the ellagistrate; that it thus become

an

official document, which, under His Excellency's direction, he transmitted to the Magistrate, " who was informed of the complaint " and called on for explanation" The Acterial Secretary added that the circular had been stopped by MicAnstey, ava sustice of the

мо

Rose, and again referred to that gentleman for his reasons

for so acting in

in regard to it. On the 10th instant me

again

wrote to the Colonial Secretary

(enalesure +" ) stating that it was

C

мо

30

that the

opporent from the explanation witt which he had Jurnished Government must have acted in the matter either as the more instrument

of ell: Anstey's will or individual opinion, or because, for reasons

× 2-1-1

its earn, it considered that the Jurther circulation of the deanment in question ought not to be permetter; we added that the foot of ellicturstip as a Instive of the Score, having

Peace, submitted the ciranlar to the Government, shaved his consciousness that the power lavest its circulation

among

his fellow Austines did not lie in him, that the Government

his views and in

in a

adopting

giving effect te his act made "those views and that act it's own,

and that, therefore,

we were correct in of

ac Conceived

otating

that

the Colonial Secretary, as representing the Government, did intercept the

circular; and we

Jor

the third

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