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She

CongSong 6th. December 153585,

We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd Instant

in which

you state that the circular which formed the subject of our letter of the lot-- Prodcunt was not arrested by you

in the

course of the circulation. We infer from the general tenor of your letter that there

is some misapprehension in the capacity in which you are addressed and

beg you

to note that it was as a Committee of the Bench of Justices that we addressed you in your Official capacity of Colonial Secretary. As members of that Committee all that is

yet officially

before

us is the fact that the circular was arrested in circulation by you, in as much as it would seem to have been forwarded to you by a member of the Bench (who could

have no right to stop it in a letter addressed to the whole Bench) and by you

withdrawn

from circulation. Whether

the circular for

reasons given

by the Person who forwarded it to you, or

for any other reasons,

was stopped

by you, we must consider that it was you who stopped it, as your proceedings are officially recorded. Acting Chief Magistrate from

it is consequently you to whom we must look for information on the subject

We therefore respectfully beg to repeat our request to be informed what were the reasons which

induced

you to adopt that action in regards to the circular, and as the matter seriously reflects the position

of the Bench (of which

you are a member) we trust you will favour us with a direct reply.

We have the honour to be

Your most obedient Servants -

Brygnes) & Shpall 72.) Spony

b. Antrobus

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She CongSong 6th. December 153585, We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd Instant in which you state that the circular which formed the subject of our letter of the lot-- Prodcunt was not arrested by you in the course of the circulation. We infer from the general tenor of your letter that there is some misapprehension in the capacity in which you are addressed and beg you to note that it was as a Committee of the Bench of Justices that we addressed you in your Official capacity of Colonial Secretary. As members of that Committee all that is yet officially before us is the fact that the circular was arrested in circulation by you, in as much as it would seem to have been forwarded to you by a member of the Bench (who could have no right to stop it in a letter addressed to the whole Bench) and by you withdrawn from circulation. Whether the circular for reasons given by the Person who forwarded it to you, or for any other reasons, was stopped by you, we must consider that it was you who stopped it, as your proceedings are officially recorded. Acting Chief Magistrate from it is consequently you to whom we must look for information on the subject We therefore respectfully beg to repeat our request to be informed what were the reasons which induced you to adopt that action in regards to the circular, and as the matter seriously reflects the position of the Bench (of which you are a member) we trust you will favour us with a direct reply. We have the honour to be Your most obedient Servants - Brygnes) & Shpall 72.) Spony b. Antrobus Page 36
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She

CongSong 6th. December 153585,

We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your litter of the 3rd Instant

in which

you plate that the bercular which formed the subject of our letter of the lot-- Prodcunt was not arrestect by you

in the

of the circulation. We infer from Enc the general lenor of your letter that there

would now.

your

mind auto

Your

is some misapprehension in the capacity in which are andireford you and

beg you

to note that it was as a Committee of the Bench of Justices that are exddraped a zou in your Official capacity of Colonial Secretary. As members of that Committe all that is pus

s yet officially

before

us is the fuck that the circular was urrested in curculation by you, in as much as it mould seem to have been forwarded, to you by or neomber of the Banch (who coule

have The Kencurable M. S. Mercer En

Colemial Secretary

Je

Je

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have no right to stop himself in letter addressed to the whole Bench) and by you

withdrawn

you

from circulation. Whether

the circular for

reasons given

the Preclice whe forwarded it to you, for

stopped

of your

Alasons

I KNOW, KIT

for any other reasons,

was you who

we must consider that it stopped it, as your peliernes et officially

Acting Chef Magistrate from

i forced . _ It is con-

to the

whose Office it was issued.

sequently you to whom we must lost for information in the subject

"aand poe

there

request

fore, respectfully be to repeat our to be informed what were the peaven's which

induced

of

lours o

you to adopt that arction in regards to the circular, and as the matter seriously reffects the position

I the Banch (of which

ve trust

rect reply.

w

you are a member you will fervour no push andin

us

We have the honour to bei

Your most obdient Sewants -

Brygnes) & Shpall 72.) Spony

b. Antrobus

1m da z półpartama, et q

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