CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4] — Page 481

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of the Inserial Parliament for inblication in this Blown..

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were placed before

As attorney Seneral Smale, and

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in accordance with his Minion pl (enclored) Cass: 34, 34, and 12/

of

23 and 27 Vic. were published in the Government Gazette of 5t December 1863.

Bout as will be perceived Mur Emale recommended the portronement of the Proclamation

Act 26 and 27 Nic. Car 76

Extermining the time at which Letters Patent shall take effect in the Colonies) in the expectation that Sir Stercules Robinson (whose

return was then daily expected)

might have had some special the subject

Commuunication on

with the Colonial Office

Sir Percules did not

arrive till February 1850, and nothing further

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was done in the

matter until it was

recently

never

brought to my notice that the act relating to Letters Patent And neven been Proclaimed, when I caured the subject to be laid before M= Stall, Acting Attorney General, drawing his attention at the same

locak 3dinance

1.2. time to our

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(sent herewith) relating to Patents. I transmit M. Balli reply

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