CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 232

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he accotingly pareceded to the hoting Chaval cleritury and very few words appear

to have passed between them

whon what could at that time thave

I in Jail and no other

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them

great

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been considered by citter of the mode of dealing with a

caincu papers which had lost all importance and were destitute of even from interent, machouwong being party at this time mentioned in connection with them - Wur longan dinative & The the noult of his conversation with the licting Colonial Scentary but acted by this advice and burnt the Books forthwith. I heard nothing further wantsrever from

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any one on the subject until after the Caldwell Commission had commenced

its sitting and then to un surprise and regret I learnt what had taken plxa. In this

expressing muself I do not attribute blame either to Mur Bridges

or M. Morgan for it was imprise

that they or any one else could in the

any

-mouth of March have suppoed tib the Attorney

General would in the

following May briw long dormant "charges against the Registrar stuual and farten upon

books

the bestruction of th

as a means for further exécutiv his incriminations, but if consulted I should have desired all

the dreaments to be restored to the Custody