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but the tenor of the opinion shews that the advise

I concur in

word here written, but it every.

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gave

those

should have appeared that I had previous given

a similar opinion which I did in a

which I did in a letter of the

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of

September 1862 addressed to the Superintendent

Police in a hurried business note (a copy of

which made from the original furnished by Mr. Quin I enclose) in that note I expressly cantioned him to make out the police accounts

in two parts; because the ordinary expences of the Police should be borne by

the

publie

the-

extraordinary expenses of taking care of the opium

understand that even

holders; and In

Mery

could not have been referred to, and this

correcting

learned Counsel assume that they are

ала

opinion of mine, which in fact

by anticipation in this respect as identical

with their own as the first part of their opinion

is with what they coneur in.

My reputation

ао а

injured at the Colonial Office

Lawyer has this been.

and I trust that

ications

this explanation will be forwarded for my justifica

there.

Should be borne by

the

opium

the

expenses

yet no attempt at apportioning

incurred has been made.

on

am

moh

aw are

of the emntents of the.

Deepath from the is Balloney the Acting Gounor

which

was submitted to the Law

Officers

but

I may

and that I

was not consulted

the Setter of the Superintendent of Police of the

2y de August, 1862.

I

would

further remark that them

questions raised are not likely ever

to reeur and

that Mr. Sherard ultimately become the

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