CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 80

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Forth should have forgotten his official

haition as Glonial Treasure

Glonial Treasurer and the plane

where he

he was

by making use of the wris

"insolent rascal "t; ma in

my Ffficial Capacity, when just previous to this recurrence he in my presence and in the Governs Room was proeeching, wuth stopped by his othu Bmorning, to bistate

ী to His meellency the line of conduct His Insellency "should "Munene in the Aw

matter of the Circular.

19. From the last decision of this

will perceive, Excelliney the Governor you Sir, that nothing is left to me bute an appeal to you for

His Axcellency you for redress _ as by that decision not only tacity bizarnow of the letter which & Bridges the reting bruine kontary wrot (marked (c)

What states that "it would have been ""better that my Mcmurandum should

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" have been sent Simpliciter (without "addition) to the Colonial Treasurer" and

concludes "I decide that

after

" Communication of this Memorandum "to the Gentlemen concerned,

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further reference is to be made to me on the matter."

20.

me no redress

I would recrcctfuly indiuit, Six, that such a décision affaid whatever : the gross insult. I have been subjected to remains unatoned for _ Mir Forth having thought proven to disober the Governor's instructions _ and the cxpression of His heellency's dieaperobation being probably indifferent to an officer who makes

of and attempts to defind language

gentleman I have ever met with is in the habit of comploying. Du

use

such as no

In

my humble judgement, Ir, such a

decision as

that

against

which I now

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