CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 107

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I beg to remind the Convention of the Government, and humbly submit that having discharged the onerous duties of Acting Governor during a period more pacific than ordinary, and without anxiety and responsibility, on my renunciation from Colonial funds of all claim to £230 a year for a private Secretary, I am entitled to the kind consideration of Her Majesty's Government.

As to the prosperity and progress of the Colony during the period in which I have had the honour of directing its Government, the Blue Book and the general statistics will afford ample materials for judgment, and to these I must respectfully but confidently refer rather than hazard remarks to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient, Humble Servant,

John Bowring

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I beg to remind the Convention of the Government, and humbly submit that having discharged the onerous duties of Acting Governor during a period more pacific than ordinary, and without anxiety and responsibility, on my renunciation from Colonial funds of all claim to £230 a year for a private Secretary, I am entitled to the kind consideration of Her Majesty's Government.As to the prosperity and progress of the Colony during the period in which I have had the honour of directing its Government, the Blue Book and the general statistics will afford ample materials for judgment, and to these I must respectfully but confidently refer rather than hazard remarks to be,With the highest respect,Sir,Your most Obedient, Humble Servant,John BowringPage 105
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pars minder the coventaction of the Government, and humbly submit that having discharged the entrans,

of Governor during

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abe finitous duties of

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freund of

More

paciful

than ordinary

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and without

Anxiety and responsibility, On y remunciation from Colonial funds the all wave of £230 a

for a prionk Sevdary. I am entitled to the kind consideration of ther Majesty's Government.

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As to the prosperity ane progress of the Colony during friends in which I have had the

Consor of dieeting its Government, Blue Book and if the

the

Jeneval statistics

will afford ample matnials for

105

Judgment, and to these I meat

respectfully but Compitently

but compiten by makine to refer Than the hamar to be,

With the highest repect

Sir,

Your mast Obedient. Humble Son aut

John Barn:

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