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and Dr. Bridges, then Sir John Bowring Acting Colonial Secretary, both asked me more than once about the progress of my investigations and my reply was, every time I went through the papers, but that the operation was one which it would not do to leave half finished, while from the peculiar circumstances of the case I could neither invite assistance in it, nor delegate to others any portion of the necessary enquiry.
I may add that it was my conviction, and I believe I expressed it, that nothing would result of advantage to the point to be established, from my examination of these papers. Mr. Moongan, though many years my junior, was a Student of Chinese, perfectly equal to the duty entrusted to him. He knew a great deal too much Chinese to have passed by such papers as the missing documents without notice, and I was, and am, perfectly satisfied that either the papers have not been in the Collection when it was "looked over" by Mr. May and his interpreter, or, if they were then in the Collection, have been withdrawn from it before it was placed in Mr. Moongan's hands.
I beg to be understood to express no opinion falsely as to whether the charge made, or the papers in support of the charge made, were fraudulently abstracted. It is enough to say that I felt sure I...
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and Dr. Bridges, then
Sir John Bowring Acting Colonial Secretary, both auten
asked
me more than once about the progress
case that the moment I coned
of my investigations
and my reply was,
in
fina
every
the time I wonen go
through
the
papers, but that the operation
was one
which it would not do to leave half
finishes, while from the presties Acumatinas
peculiar of the case I could neither invite assistance
in it, nor
of the
delegate to others any portion
necessary enquiry.
I may add that it was my Conviction,
and I believe I expressed it, that nothing wooned result of advantage to the point
to be established, from
my
examination
of these papers. Mr Moongan though
Many years my junior.
Chinese,
was
ада
Student
of
perfectly equal to the duty- entrusted to him. He knew a great deal
too much chinese to have passed by
such papers
as the missing documents
without notice, and I was, and Am,
perfectly satisfies that either the papers
have not been in the Collection when it was
"looked over by Mr May and his -
or, if they were then in the
interpreter, or if they
Collection, have been withdrawn
Mr
from its before it was places in ottr Moongan's hands. I beg to be understood to cxpress
No
was
Opinion
falsely
as to whether the charge mode
made, or the papers in support-
of the charge made
frandulently abstracted
It is enough to say that I felt
sure I
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