CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 78

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British and Foreign Commercial

and non

the place.

official Community of

The proecedings were

the

protest.

marked by complete unanimity, and the chief grounds of agreed to were contained in the First Resolution, which " adosted to

the

fullest extent the arguments which had been brought before

"Bake

of Neweartle by both Mr

the

"Mercer and myself in surport-

"of

on

assertion, that the

"

presence of troops here

is unn

unecessary

"for any purely Colonial object." -

Minutes of

Appropriation Irdinance and upon.

the forenoon of

that

day before the

assembling of the founcil a Committe the Public Meeting

nominated

by

waited on me to present an official

printed ly record of the proceedings of the miceling,

Public Marting

"Endor.

home I was also a petition signed by 443

[+2 British and Freign residents requesting

Petition. Enclosure

Memorial to

Secretary of State Enclosure 3

Me

to

forward to you

the

fre accomranging Memorial, respectfully Purging the relinquishment of

the demand for Military, contribution, and further praying me to withdraw the item of

£20000 from the Estimates

4.

The 5th Instant was the

day

next

fixed for

the second reading of

the

year

until

for

your reply to the Memorial should be received.