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15 Thetly after the apperance of Adinance N°8 of 1856 in draft, I hastened down from Canten, and consulted that functionary the Coloncal Secretary as to how far the proposed law might affect. works then in progress - I have now the honor to submit his opinion to you. It is to the effect, that on the 3rd of June (the date of the second judgment by the Magistrates in my farer) he, the Colmial Secretary.
was prepared, in his capacity as a member of that Court which is designated as inferior" to exempt my works from the
operation of the new Law, though on different and lower grounds than those taken by his brother Justices. I have a letter of a latter date from Mr.
Mercer revoting his opinion of the 5th Seme, but don't feel myself at liberty to submit it, without his pumission. His letter of 5th June, however will sewe to shuv that I carried on any traks throughout the period there in indicabat, upon
authority of the highest Ministerial officer of the Goverment himself a member of the Legislature which passed the law- of which he pronounced me independent.
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16. After this further exposition of this oppression case, which I tast will serve to place the whole matter in a clearer light before me with profound respect and
you,
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" confidence to intreat a fresh opinion at your
hands upon
the full premises, and to pray that you will be pleased to
ader an
investigation to be made by the Local Grounment into such actual losses as I may be able to substantiate, and reimbursement our of the Colonial bhest to be made tothe accndingly.
- cased as Imust presume it to have been, by the value of my building materials employed in the Construction
of
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