CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 98

58.

Ancelling the Governor at the interrrerate language which

[smition

made

as au

you forgetting your

Government

Efficer of this Gor

in applying the epithet "incolent rascal" to the first clerk of the secretary's department, a

department, a gentleman your equal by briti and in Official

paition in no way subordinate to

you.

His Excellency desires se ales to express his disappointment that in Consequence of your not followw the

course pointed out

him and

and repairing

مة

the injure you

had inflicted by suitable expression of regret he is prevented from cancelling the details of your fault by withdrawing the dronments counicted with it from the Rucnds the Colony

Therewith forward a Copy of the second minute made by His excellency and with a view to terminating this

maiter here I beg to inform you

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that

I

must decline to receive any other Communication thereon unless it be

The

carrying out the orders and wishes fotis Arcelling the bovano

I have He.

(Signed) W. J. Bridges.

Conveyour

Acting Plonial Secretary-

Any

to the Colonial Rreasurer " disapprobation of the intemperate language "used" by him towards the first clunk of the Secretary's Department, the acting Oborine

exprise

new disappointment

Secretary with "that I have not been enabled by the expeccia the use of that language

"I becoming riget for to "to withdraw the concepondence from "records of the Colony."

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03.

17/12/57.

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