CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 40

Service - I have the power to forward Cony of the acting Slonial Secretary's letter of the 17th Sustant and a Mr Anstey's rerey. -

Buinitiately after the meeting of the registative Funcil where for Austry in relement language brought forward charges of a highly criminal characûr

an

übsent sublic

against functionary, - (whose services in eirenmstances of great tifficulty and danger have been often recognized, as they have

been

I

highly appreciated_) _

acting blowish Serating

desired the

to request w

isten to repeat

Anstey

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in writing the accusations the has verbally pronounced, – and I determined at ruse to request the Pertices of the Peace to — nominate a Committee of bequing into the alleged offences and to rent accordingly.

I scarcely need request your cordlip to wait the result

that investigation befrie

conving

to a decision in Mur

Austers exparte statements_ I cannot however repain from

that Lince Mr mentioning

A

Anstey's arrival in the Colony (with the exception of the period his absence therefrom; there

of

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