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early as I had intended, and in the meantime I have received a note from G. Bridges enclosing, in printed form, certain portions of statements made by himself before the Court of Enquiry which sat last Summer, and requesting me to declare whether his or Mr Anstey's version of a particular incident is the correct one.
I trust that I am guilty of no impropriety in availing myself of this opportunity to attempt an adjustment of the discrepancy to which Mr Bridges has drawn my attention.
Mr Bridges states on the 15th February, "I recollect it as being the day the French Captain was buried, I was with Mr Wade three or four hours. We had some talk about the Ma-chow Mong Case, and I distinctly understood from him that he had made no investigation of the books, and had no intention of doing so." And again, "Mr Wade never made any report to me as Acting Colonial Secretary, of the contents of the books and papers, and after the Executive Council had determined not to pardon Ma-chow Wong, did not intend to make any."
Mr. Anstey states "I heard His Excellency state on the 10th instant, as recorded in my letter of the 13th, that the reason why Ma-chow Wong was not pardoned was that his accounts and papers...
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G. Bridges enclosing, in printing form, Certain portions of statements made by himself he fore the
Mr Anstey and
Count of Enquiry which sat last
Summer, and requesting me to declare
whether his or Mr Anstey's version of
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I trust that I am guilty of no impropriety in availing myself of this opportunity to attempt an adjustment of the discrepancy to which Ir Bridges
has drawn my
attention.
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Dc Bridges states on the 15th Febuary,
"I recollect it as being the day
the
"French Captain was buried, I was
" with Mr Wake three or four hours. lee
" haw some tath about the Ma-chow Mong "Case, and I distinctly understood from him that he had made no investigation
of the books, and had no intention of doing so. And again." Mr Wade Never made "Any report to me as Acting Colonial "Secretary, of the contents of the books " and papers,
and
after the Excentive Conneil hoa determined not to pardow
alba- chow wrong, did not intend to make "Any."
Mr. Anatey States "I heard Heis
"Eccelliney State on the 10th attimo, as
"recorded in
my
letter of the 13th, that the
reason why Ma- chow trong was not
pardoned
doned was that his accounts and
paper
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