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of

"

local usefulmere, by the 5th Section

the

Stougkong Pension Minute:

Letter from M. Secretary Cardwell.

Sir John Davis to

"Hollywood, 30th January 165.

Without

any Knowledge

"of possibly contemplated arrangements " as to the successor offir 4. Robincon "in the Government of Stoushous "I venture in the briefest terms "possible to state that in the " 1880 Sir George Braham and myself together waited on the

year

20.

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"late Duke of Neweartle to bring " to Stis Grace's notice our personal

"experience

of

the

merits and

"services of Mr. Mercer, the Bolonial "Secutary. His Grace without "hesitation brevved that the combined

" testimony of two retired Governors,

"under whom Mr. Mercer had. "served, spoke strongly in his favours, "and confirmed the favourable "opinion that himself had an "already formed

le

has

"This received the best no "corroboration that the case "hitherts admitted of by Mr. Seven,

actually serving as Governon for "nearly two years, vice Sir R. Probinson