CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 80

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The reasons advanced in the public Memorial for the relinquishment of the remand were not new but precisely those urged by myself in my letter to Sir Frederick Rogers of the 21st May 1853, which the Public Meeting adopted as its own; and although that letter has been replied to, it has never received acknowledgement, and although pointed out by the Committee, the arguments contained in it appear to have been entirely overlooked in the subsequent correspondence from the Secretary of State, I did just feel that I should have been justified on these grounds alone in concluding either that the letter had miscarried, or that it had not received whatever consideration it may have been thought entitled to before the definite decision of Her Majesty's Government was arrived at, which was announced to me in your last despatch.

8. I accordingly on the 5th instant submitted the item of £20,000 for Military contribution to the Council together with the other charges for the service of next year in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance. The rejection of the item was moved

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D 77 The reasons advanced in the public Memorial for the relinquishment of the remand were not new but precisely those urged by myself in my letter to Sir Frederick Rogers of the 21st May 1853, which the Public Meeting adopted as its own; and although that letter has been replied to, it has never received acknowledgement, and although pointed out by the Committee, the arguments contained in it appear to have been entirely overlooked in the subsequent correspondence from the Secretary of State, I did just feel that I should have been justified on these grounds alone in concluding either that the letter had miscarried, or that it had not received whatever consideration it may have been thought entitled to before the definite decision of Her Majesty's Government was arrived at, which was announced to me in your last despatch. 8. I accordingly on the 5th instant submitted the item of £20,000 for Military contribution to the Council together with the other charges for the service of next year in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance. The rejection of the item was moved

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D 77 The rexsons advanced in the public Memorial 斥 for the relinquishment the remand were not new but precisely those unged by myself in my letter to ir Frederick Rogers of the 21th May 1953, which the Public Meeting adopted as it's own; and although that letter as been reslied to, it has never receipt acknowledged, and althoulst pointed out by the Committee the arguments contained in it appear to have been entirely :-verlooked in the subsequent conrespondence from the Secretary of State, I did just feel that I 33 should have been justified on there fully prounds alone in concluding either that the letter had miscarried, n that it had not received whatever consideration it may w before have been thought entitled to before the definite decision of Star Majesty's Government MMA arrived at, which was announced to me in your last despatch. 8. I accordingly on the 5 thates submitted the them of £20000 for : Military contribution to the Council together with the other charges for the service of next year in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance. The rejection of the item was moved

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The

rexsons advanced in the public

Memorial

斥

for

the relinquishment

the remand were not new

but precisely those unged by

myself in

letter to ir Frederick

Rogers of the 21th May 1953, which the Public Meeting adopted as it's own; and although that letter

been reslied to,

has never receipt acknowledged, and althoulst pointed out by the Committee the arguments contained in it appear to have been entirely :-verlooked in the subsequent conrespondence from the Secretary of State, I did just feel that I 33 should have been justified on there

fully

prounds alone in concluding either that the letter had miscarried,

that it had not received whatever consideration it may

w before

have been thought entitled to before the definite decision of Star Majesty's Government

MMA

arrived

at, which was announced to me

in your last despatch.

I accordingly on the 5 thates submitted the them of £20000 for

: Military contribution to the Council together with the other charges for

the service of next

year

in the

Annual Appropriation Ordinance. The rejection of

the item

was

moved

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