CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 434

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exact and regularly corricted statement of the immediate landlord or lesser "If every licensed Brothel," and "also of the Orown lessee or tenant of the plet of ground on which the same may be standing or built." It is dear that he has not done so; and crow he takes refuge of "mistake" as to the lot whereon Brothel Nr 48 is built : _ and r (forgetting the ten other lets) a general disclaimer of interest in landed

any istake whatsoever, a disclaimer which I still think, although the loval Government thinks otherwise; ought not to prevail against exidence. Wis Excellency has been carnestly appealed to in Council, not only : by me, but by others, to vindicate the character of his Government

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against the aspersions in which Mr Caldwell's misconduct cannot fail to give rise. Ist regret to say that bis Excellency

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gravity of the case, but is contented to allow the reputation of his Government to rest upon its intrensic shength, without taking any

overt stop list disabuse the public.

In conclusion, My Lord. I beg leave to explain why in the course of these proceedings I have dwelt more upon the words and acts of Gr Bridges personally than the usages of Celonial Government &

may appear to sanction. It is because the Acting Colonial Secretary of » has been invested by Fir John Bowring with a power not known in other Colonies, nor

previously to this years in this

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