CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 71

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intimacy with Dr Bridges and who thought it most advisable that DF Bridges - services should be secured to

the b.

Colony. -

with which he

had been long officially connected

and of whose affairs he had

and

intimate knowledge Considerable experience. I

concluded that

Dr. Bridges

on the whole

was the best

appointment I could make, and the appointment was

confirmed by Mr. Secretary

Labauchert.

In reviewing G. Bridges

Career as

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in where t Gor stated hoadly that JB- wask best person

Acting Colonial Secretary

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am not unaware of his defects

attributable

мо

doubt to his

inexperience of his novel position. He has not always consulted the Governor in

cases where official authority has been exercised. It is difficult

sometimes to draw the line

between those details where the

Action

is

of

the Colonial Secretar

becoming and those

and those graver

matters which should be

с

referred to his Chief. But looking Butlooking

at Dr. Bridge's connection with the Colonial Secretary's Department, he has, on the whole, in my

judgment rendered active and

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