CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 63

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I have to crave your beacés reference to the enclosed, copy of a corresponilince between myself and the estvernment of this Colorry the gist of it amounts to this. The

To annual amount of foreign tonnage visiting these craters aggregate about you, goo sons

700,000 The number of casualties from the prevalence of typhoons and the proximity of thoals is brook greater, are only two Marine purveyors her

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being the pomspree of one of the this eminent everal Marine Firms (Wesses Fardine Matheson &C., and Messin arve you, but Dent & C=) who are

large chip owners and are only underwriters. The influence thus acquired. I

nied hardly say can be rinqued potent in one Jungos tulle to the pikjudice of the public.

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A number of inflitential houses here, May 1882 desirous of having all macpendent Surveyor.

have nominated me to the post. The Allomal Government however. have conferred upon the

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Surveyors above humed the nonorary rank = of soverhment Surveyors, which is withela from me, and such good fise is made my competitors of the privilege that at wh compelled to retire from the field. not from the lack of support; but from the superenity.

Sir A. Robinson

Received.

/ Inclosure.

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The Duke of Newcastle.

Bell with remarks thereon

Forwarding letter from M.