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unfavorable to Mr. Forth without giving the latter an opportunity of explaining

3. This course seems to me opposed to the Custom of the Service founded both on consideration - as well as of convenience and natural equity - whilst the impossibility of dealing with a case left thus imperfect is proved by M. Cardwell finding it necessary to refer the matter back to the Colony for the purpose of obtaining those very explanations from M. Forth which might with greater advantage have been forwarded with W. Mercer's

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Mr. Childers to 31st May 1866. Original Despatch.

4. As for my own opinion on the case, it is in a great degree identical with that already expressed in the letter from Her Majesty's Treasury (Sir Fred. Rogers 3/26 May) enclosed in Mr. Cardwell's Despatch. There W. Forth is to blame that if - as he can unquestionably be - for want of zeal and vigilant energy in pushing forward the important duty entrusted to him, he did not receive from the Executive in the first instance the support which

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unfavorable to Mr. Forth without giving the latter an opportunity of explaining3. This course seems to me opposed to the Custom of the Service founded both on consideration - as well as of convenience and natural equity - whilst the impossibility of dealing with a case left thus imperfect is proved by M. Cardwell finding it necessary to refer the matter back to the Colony for the purpose of obtaining those very explanations from M. Forth which might with greater advantage have been forwarded with W. Mercer's***Mr. Childers to 31st May 1866. Original Despatch.4. As for my own opinion on the case, it is in a great degree identical with that already expressed in the letter from Her Majesty's Treasury (Sir Fred. Rogers 3/26 May) enclosed in Mr. Cardwell's Despatch. There W. Forth is to blame that if - as he can unquestionably be - for want of zeal and vigilant energy in pushing forward the important duty entrusted to him, he did not receive from the Executive in the first instance the support which
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unfavorable to Mr. Forth without giving the latter an opportunity of explaining3. This course seems to me opposed to the Custom of the Service founded both on consideration - as of convenience and natural equity- whilst the impossibility of dealing with a care left thus imperfecti is proved by M. Cardwell finding it necesary to refer the matter back to the Colony for the purpose obtaining those very explanations from M. Forth which might with greater advantage have been forwarded with W. Mercer's***Mr. Childers to 31th May 1866. Rriginal Despatch.4.on As for myMy own280 opinion the case it is in a great deque identical with that already expressed in the letter from Ster Majesty's Treasury bedoublSir Fred. Rogers (3/26 May) enclosed in Mr. Cardwell's Despatch. There W. Forth is to blame that if - as he Can unquestionably is _ for want of zeal and vigilanta energy in pushing forward the important duty entrusted to him, he did not receive from the bxecutive in the first instance the support which
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unfavorable to Mr. Forth without

giving

the latter an

opportunity of

explaining

3.

This course seems to me opposed to the Custom of the Service

founded both on consideration

- as

of convenience and natural equity- whilst the impossibility of dealing

with

a care left

thus

imperfecti

is proved by M. Cardwell finding

it necesary to refer

the matter

back to the Colony for the purpose

obtaining those

very explanations

from M. Forth which might with

greater advantage

have been

forwarded with W. Mercer's

***

Mr. Childers to

31th May 1866.

Rriginal Despatch.

4.

on

As for my

My own

280

opinion

the case it is in a great

deque identical with that already expressed in the letter from Ster Majesty's Treasury

be

doubl

Sir Fred. Rogers (3/26 May) enclosed in Mr. Cardwell's

Despatch. There

W. Forth is to blame

that if

- as he

Can

unquestionably is _ for

want of zeal and vigilant

a

energy in

pushing forward the important duty entrusted to him, he did not receive from the bxecutive in the first instance the support which

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