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reluctantly arseal to you, is exlculated

disorder,

to be productive of great sccnter, for I

cannot but

am

redress

fear

that in the event of

Officer so misconducting himself not few officially compelled to afford that rearen for hasty and intemperate language which the proper feelings of gentleman should arge him to tenden

a

voluntarily - percons inculted would be likels to take redren, a result which must occasionally tend to discreditable fincas, whilst even if harrile such à result should not follow, the charnete of an officer so insulted with imrunity inct suffer in the estimation of his Colleagues.

21. Though I have not the advantage of holding is high a position in the Service is 1113 Forth - "I trust my

are as acute as his

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my feelings of

Socially

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I have a right to consider myself his equal - and I cannot believe that ench language addressed to an officer of his rank would have been allowed to pass without the most ample apology bein insisted on.

I have the hour to be With the greatest respect,

Sir

Your most obedient and

Mat Bumble Siwant

Dilleder Catto

2nd Elerk Colonial Secretary's Office

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