CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 400

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impression is that these were the papers of the Beaver case, and although the matter of them and their particular connection with the case of the Convict have entirely passed from my recollection, I make little doubt that it was on perusing these that I told Mr Anstey in some conversation or other that I had finished my report. This supposes of course a confusion of dates on the part of Mr Anstey, but, with every confidence in Mr Anstey's powers of memory, and in fully admitting the defectiveness with which I am in this instance compelled to charge my own, I must be allowed to assume his anachronism to be a greater possibility than that I should have told him my report was ready on papers which I certainly never looked into.

In conclusion I beg to express my regret that through my instrumentality documents of so important a character should have been so long withheld from the department to which they belong.

I have the honor to be, &c.

(Signed) Thomas Wade, Chinese Secretary & H. B. M. Plenipotentiary in China.

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Colonial Secretary.

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397 14 impression is that these were the papers of the Beaver case, and although the matter of them and their particular connection with the case of the Convict have entirely passed from my recollection, I make little doubt that it was on perusing these that I told Mr Anstey in some conversation or other that I had finished my report. This supposes of course a confusion of dates on the part of Mr Anstey, but, with every confidence in Mr Anstey's powers of memory, and in fully admitting the defectiveness with which I am in this instance compelled to charge my own, I must be allowed to assume his anachronism to be a greater possibility than that I should have told him my report was ready on papers which I certainly never looked into. In conclusion I beg to express my regret that through my instrumentality documents of so important a character should have been so long withheld from the department to which they belong. I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) Thomas Wade, Chinese Secretary & H. B. M. Plenipotentiary in China. (True copy) Colonial Secretary.

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397 14 impression is that these were the papers of the Beaver case, and although the matter of them and their particular the case of the Convict have: entirely passed from my recollection, I make little doubt that it was on bearing on these that I told Mr Anstey in some Conversation or other that I had り My certificate, er more i finished probably my report. This supposes of course a Confusion of dates on the part of ells Anstey, but, with every confidence in Mr Anstey's powers of memory, And in :fully admitting the defectiveness with which I am in this instance compelled to charge my own, I must be allowed to assume his anachronism to be а - greater possibility than that I shores have told him my report was ready on papers which I certainly never looked into In conclusion I leeg to express my instrumentality regret that through my documents of so important a character shonea have been so long withheld from the department to which they belong. I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) Tomas Wade, Chinese Secretary & H. B. M. Plenipotentiar (Frue copy) in China. Bolonial Secretary.

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impression is that these were the papers of the Beaver case, and although the matter of them and their particular

the case of the Convict have: entirely passed from my recollection, I make little doubt that it was on

bearing

these that I told Mr Anstey in some

Conversation or other that I had

り

My certificate,

er more

i finished

probably

my report. This supposes of course a

Confusion of dates on the part of ells Anstey, but, with every confidence

in Mr Anstey's powers of memory,

And in

:fully admitting the defectiveness

with which I am in this instance compelled

to charge my own,

I must be allowed

to assume his anachronism to be

- greater possibility than that I shores have told him my report

was ready on

papers which I certainly never looked into

In conclusion I leeg to express my

instrumentality

regret that through my documents of so important a character shonea have been so long withheld from

the department to which they belong.

I have the honor to be, &c.

(Signed) Tomas Wade, Chinese Secretary & H. B. M. Plenipotentiar

(Frue copy)

in China.

Bolonial Secretary.

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