I have seated this with the young man. He has clearly endeavoured to impair Mr Mercer's character with this deportment by giving this frustration an opportunity of ...
Inclosure I in Desp: No 200 of 1863.
Treasury, Hong Kong
30th October, 1863.
Forwarding Letter from Mr Mercer himself.
Covering Copies of a Correspondence recently passed between the Acting Colonial Secretary and Mr Mercer, to be forwarded to Sir Frederick Rogers.
Received ... p200
It now appears that the letter of 3rd October was given to him to be forwarded on the day when the despatch was forwarded to me. It is curious why a mail after that the duplicate original with indication that the original was still in (forwarding Swine to the Govt) from Stat M...
It is with extreme reluctance and due regard to my character and position in this Government that I respectfully request your perusal of a correspondence which has passed between my Department and that of the Acting Colonial Secretary at Hongkong. The legal defect is abundantly shown in the representation made by the Acting Judge to the Attorney General.
The effect of acting upon the Warrants would have been very serious - the levies would have been illegal!
The accompanying correspondence discloses that a clerical error was committed in my Department in the insertion of a wrong date upon which certain ...
... laid open to proceedings for no... and brought discredit upon the Government.
To Sir Frederich Rogers, Under Secretary, Colonial Office.
seat this the youna. He has
Govora.
clearly endeavourd &
impin
Meris character with this deport-
ment with giving this fruttenan
an opportunits of Up:
Inclosure I in Desp: N 200 $1863.
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Treasury, Hong Kong
30th October, 1813.
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Forwarding
Letter
from
Mw.
himself. "Colonial Secretary and passed between the Acting
Covering Copies of a Correspondence reccully
Forth to Sir Frederick Rogers
Mr Mercer
The Duke of Newcastle.
p200
3 dnelormes -
Puccived
now appear that the little gth 386 oct» u. in
is extitits the con afte
of ort" W.
Mens was given to him to be forwarded
on the day üfen w's the depresse towarded dent to me.
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a mail afte Be
that the duplech anind original witte az indication that the rifinal
: ) was still t (proping Swine in to the Gori)
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deass
re Enclosure
dir.
yet
It is with extreme reluctance
with due
regard
to
character
my
and position in this Governments that I respectfully request your perusal of a
the legal defect is correspondence which has passed between
bundantly shown
is the re
representation
Acting Judge
to the teteny birge my Department and that of the Acting
effect for bolonial Secretary at Honghong.-
The
trould have been
for
very serious- had the Warrants been acted upon,
the levies would have been illegal!
The
accompanying correspondence
discloses that
سام
clerical
error
And would have. I submit- legal defect
Laid the
oben to proceedings f
of
no-
was committed
at law, and songhably my Department in the insertion
Fiscredit upon the Lovernment.
of a wrong
date as
that
upon
which
certai
Sir Frederich Rogers. But Under Secretary
Colonial Office.
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