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month may be Consumed, before such

mattint are brought to a conclusion;

Mating à proood at too months, since

Wrch-fou learing in Mrzesió

Brotongation of leave) truxered my

resignation, my position at the close

of September will, should I be

enabled to accede to the wishes of Your Excellency, be very different · from what it was on the 28th July

Ishall for the sake of the public service have put myself. là great. inconocuince accd but a osrylunited time will remain before My Mercers arrecal

not more than six to cons

Lave I left office in July the new acting beloucal Secretary would have been sufficiently long in power

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to have been of material use to the public scrosée, whether his views

differed from muie or not, but a

frosh recupancy for to very shart-

Apsriod may

may desarrauze mücti without any corresponding benefit:

Éctuated by these views Ishouta

Bry much prefer titter being 20licold

at cuce by the apporibment of a

Successor, or

if Your Excellency requires my services, that Ishould-

Contiune in my present post butt

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to be considered as many way

withdraw,

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of the request of Tour Facciency

but if I co accede to the wish_.