CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 52

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Aw are

the letter which makes me

of

that decision states no

pound for it, nor can I even Surmin

the precise fround on which His r

Excellency's official report to

you.

Sir, will justify it; – that is to say,

whether the endeavour will be made.

to Construct a

taken by me

1

Letter from the Heling Colonial secretary Seesebary (A* 433)

Casc

out

of

the par

to the Assonaly funct 23 Tales 1858.

in the (aldwell.

Inquiry as intimated officially

on the 28. ultimo,

Excellency's "obseron.

or out of

Flis

obscrvations" in Excecution

Council on the 2th Instaut, or out

of the Proc Resolections vorece by

the Executive council on the same

day.

This uncertainty makes me

of formerl

Minutes of fo

2th August 1858,

unwilling to cuter at large-

sito either of those Multifarious

subjects of

Controversy

Ket

the Hong Kong Government

and myself; -

for if I passed

That

over any, it might happen

My pacies were thrown away, and

Sir, fatigued without profit.

you,

To enter fulles nité all wo.

stite more embarrassing, the lime

and meaus at my disposal besig

considered.. En Two Days the sail

for England closes. It is dis

Excellency's wish to report my

suspension with the same rapidity

which marked the steps where by it

was brought about, and Ishould