CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2] — Page 357

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

In order to leave no doubt on your mind as to the truth of the Statements I made in my letter to you

relative to Mr Kingsmill I enclosed the undermentioned documen to

wame lif letters

bonds, and a

:ly beveral Attes from mo singsmill tome, Theo draft.

draft Good Of two pieces of land also his bills of costs

handwriting. all

Oof which were in his A nok and a writ in the handwriting of m? Henry Cooldusall an Attorney's

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leler To

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Then making the above, inclosures in the original, I made a note at the foot of my litter asking you to be good enough

to return these documents to me I did not

add this note in the Office Popy which accompanied the original;

nor in the dupliz - cate or triplicate which I sent you.

On the 17th ulto. I was informed by letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary Lew that the matter of which I complained to the Right Honorable the Secretary of which that high officer

State is one in

Las no power of interference.

On the 19rbucks. I wrote to the Honorable

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WA. Alexander Esgre requesting him to rehime

me

the

original enclosures above referred to and if he had not received them to have the good = =ness to write for them as I wished to avoid troubling Downing Street again and begged to be informed where I could Stain redress.

On the 2270 ult. I was informent that the enclosures formed part of the public record and could not be returned, and as to the question of redress it was should imply a lawyer.

buggested that I

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On the 24th culto. I wrote again to the Acting Colonial Ebertary Stating that as it appeared I had applied in the wrong quarter for redress ist followed that I should have the documento in question returned to me in order that' I might amend erron From the

mis - swer I received to my last letter it appe

ared to me that the Acting Colonial Secre Pary did not fully comprehend what peper. pakers Preferred to. On the 26th ult. I had the honor If an interview with him when the informed

that the documento in question returned to his departiment but I might write

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letter to the Right Honorable the Leorety

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