CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 137

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3.

133

retro ordinary

MAMIN

my

action in reference to Your Lordship's despatch of the 15th December last conveying the Majesty's gracious confirmation of the Ordinance imposing Stamp duties in this Colony.

"I need scarcely say that it would be an endless task and quite beside my duty to encumber the records of the Colony or of Your Lordship's Department with refutations of the many misrepresentations and scurrilous libels for which the Press of this Colony has obtained an unenviable notoriety. They produce little impression on the resident Community and can only be noticed without raising their importance.

W:12 of 1881.

Although in its general tone the Daily Press had greatly improved, I am told, as compared with former years when it was under the sole control of Mr. Murrow, who in the absence of the present permanent Editor has been managing it during the last few weeks. His recent brief career has been marked by a succession of libels on myself as well as others, and a succession of humiliating apologies extracted by threats of legal proceedings.

4.

The Government have not being likely to notice him, he has had less restraint in persistently misrepresenting the actions of the Executive. Thus he having so far forgotten himself as to have published four misrepresentations of myself as to

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3. 133 retro ordinary MAMIN my action in reference to Your Lordship's despatch of the 15th December last conveying the Majesty's gracious confirmation of the Ordinance imposing Stamp duties in this Colony. "I need scarcely say that it would be an endless task and quite beside my duty to encumber the records of the Colony or of Your Lordship's Department with refutations of the many misrepresentations and scurrilous libels for which the Press of this Colony has obtained an unenviable notoriety. They produce little impression on the resident Community and can only be noticed without raising their importance. W:12 of 1881. Although in its general tone the Daily Press had greatly improved, I am told, as compared with former years when it was under the sole control of Mr. Murrow, who in the absence of the present permanent Editor has been managing it during the last few weeks. His recent brief career has been marked by a succession of libels on myself as well as others, and a succession of humiliating apologies extracted by threats of legal proceedings. 4. The Government have not being likely to notice him, he has had less restraint in persistently misrepresenting the actions of the Executive. Thus he having so far forgotten himself as to have published four misrepresentations of myself as to
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3.

133

retro ordinary

MAMIN

my

action in

reference to Your Ladships despatch of 1.99 the 15th December last conveying the Majesty's gracian confirmation of the

Ordinance imposing Stamp duties in

Withe Colony

"I need scarcely say

ihat it

would be an endlips last and quile

beside.

my dirty

to encumber the records of the Colony of of four Lordship's Department

- with refutations of itre many misrepresentation and souilous libels for which the Press of this Colony has obtained

unenviable

aw AMMA DUA

notoriety. They produce little impresion

on the resident Community and_can_

-raising them

sel daw be noticed without raising

té importance.

W:12 of 1881.

}

most scum lous,

گئی

In it's genual love havever the

Daily Prefs had greatly improved, I am

rohen.

told, as compared with former year it was under the sole_-control of M. Murrow,

who

in

the absence of the present permanent

Editor has been

few

week.

managing it during the last His recent brief

bar lev

has been

maused by a succesion of litch on chan as well as myself, and a succession of humiliating apologies vetorted by strate of legal proceedings.

4.

the Govenment haveen not

being likely to notice him he has had lefs sample in persistently, misrepresenting the actions of the Execution. Thus he

having so far forgot as to have published four

represents

Mw ad

myself as to

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