CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 513

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" repression of certain diseases,

"I

I think it fit to record.

" in writing the

reasons I

Note.

" then gave for my

"It was proposed to get

" over the objection of

the

" Secretary of State to clause f

atal to the whole

"One fatal

"Ordinance

-by making

" clause 7 clause 8, and then

" by the insertion

insertion of certain

" by

fcertain

' words to make alteration

" of the clause..

"

Agreeing with the

the

"other Members of "Council as to the advisability " of this alteration, I observed

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510 7

were the

"that so strong "directions of the Secretary

" of Male to omit clause y "altogether, "The liberty"

and so

6

so great was

now latten with

"those directions, that I

" should vote for the further

" reference of the Ordinance

"Mins

amended to the

"Colonial Office.

"Hate

"I may

add at this

be my regret that the

" Ordinance has been brought

"

" before the public. "prosent form "."

in in its

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" (signed) W. T. Mercer","

" Colonial Secretary, and

" Member of the Legislative Connect:

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