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Kim

by took to the Under Secretary M

the same subject.

and have been followed by a second private letter of which I enclose a copy.

Coffey

The evident object of these private communications is to furnish a comment on their public letters which Mr. Firth has transmitted or may hereafter transmit through the official channel.

Mistering the Government.

I desire to express my disapproval of this indirect mode of proceeding.

But at the same time I think it necessary to observe that when I wrote my despatch of the 7th of January I was not aware that Mr. Forth had forwarded his letter of the 30th of October through Mr. Mercer.

15th Feb. 1883 (445)

Part of the son of the Census Commissioner in 38 as the rule of the service required.

The terms of my despatch though generally applicable to the letter of the 30th of October. And I might have considered it necessary to qualify it somewhat if I had been aware of the subsequent relay of the second private letter of which I now enclose a copy.

Or on the questions arising out of the correspondence with Mr. Frith I have nothing to add to my despatch of the 7th.

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Kim


by took to the Under Secretary M

the same subject.

and have been followed by a second private letter of which I enclose a copy.

Coffey

The evident object of these private communications is to furnish a comment on their public letters which Mr. Firth has transmitted or may hereafter transmit through the official channel.

Mistering the Government.

I desire to express my disapproval of this indirect mode of proceeding.

But at the same time I think it necessary to observe that when I wrote my despatch of the 7th of January I was not aware that Mr. Forth had forwarded his letter of the 30th of October through Mr. Mercer.

15th Feb. 1883 (445)

Part of the son of the Census Commissioner in 38 as the rule of the service required.

The terms of my despatch though generally applicable to the letter of the 30th of October. And I might have considered it necessary to qualify it somewhat if I had been aware of the subsequent relay of the second private letter of which I now enclose a copy.

Or on the questions arising out of the correspondence with Mr. Frith I have nothing to add to my despatch of the 7th.

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Kim by took to the Under Secretary M the same subject. and have been followed by a second private letter of which I enclose a copy. Coffey The evident object of these private communications is to furnish a comment on their public letters which Mr. Firth has transmitted or may hereafter transmit through the official channel. Mistering the Government. I desire to express my disapproval of this indirect mode of proceeding. But at the same time I think it necessary to observe that when I wrote my despatch of the 7th of January I was not aware that Mr. Forth had forwarded his letter of the 30th of October through Mr. Mercer. 15th Feb. 1883 (445) Part of the son of the Census Commissioner in 38 as the rule of the service required. The terms of my despatch though generally applicable to the letter of the 30th of October. And I might have considered it necessary to qualify it somewhat if I had been aware of the subsequent relay of the second private letter of which I now enclose a copy. Or on the questions arising out of the correspondence with Mr. Frith I have nothing to add to my despatch of the 7th. Page 38 However, to follow the exact format requested, here is the revised output in HTML: Kim by took to the Under Secretary M the same subject. and have been followed by a second private letter of which I enclose a copy. Coffey The evident object of these private communications is to furnish a comment on their public letters which Mr. Firth has transmitted or may hereafter transmit through the official channel. Mistering the Government. I desire to express my disapproval of this indirect mode of proceeding. But at the same time I think it necessary to observe that when I wrote my despatch of the 7th of January I was not aware that Mr. Forth had forwarded his letter of the 30th of October through Mr. Mercer. 15th Feb. 1883 (445) Part of the son of the Census Commissioner in 38 as the rule of the service required. The terms of my despatch though generally applicable to the letter of the 30th of October. And I might have considered it necessary to qualify it somewhat if I had been aware of the subsequent relay of the second private letter of which I now enclose a copy. Or on the questions arising out of the correspondence with Mr. Frith I have nothing to add to my despatch of the 7th. Page 38
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the same subject.

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