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for
a cause so trivial
puts forward.
12.
a
'The only
reason
as that which he
he gives for
such
proceeding is that the Chairman of the
Commerce had said Sir
Chamber
Rutherford
of
was convinced by me of the illegality of the seizure. Now if
of this obvious ever had been
error
a correction
Sir
Rutherford's primary object, he might easily have obtained it by application to the Chairman, the Consul or Myself. I do
not however mistake
see in the Chairman's
any adequate justification of Sir Rutherford's writing a long letter to
a newspaper, which is
virtually
what
he has done, and seeking therein to
damage
every possible way
the evidence
favorable to a person, who had sought and expected redress from Her Majesty's Diplomatic servants and Her Majesty's Government.
13.
is
finally from
very improbable that
more than a few knew
certainly I did not, the
erroneous
assertion
of Mo" typie, which so moved Sir
Rutherford, whilst I see
many disadvantages
arising from his virtually writing letters in the local journals on pretexts, of which any Governor or Minister could always find plenty, instead of issuing a simple
in the usual form, official notification
of his
his view
if he thought it requisite, of
of the general Law.
Enclosure No. 1o
I
have in
my reply notified Sir
15
14
218
for
a cause so trivial
puts forward.
12.
a
'The only
reason
as that which he
he gives for
such
proceeding is that the Chairman of the
bommerce had said Sir
Chamber
Rutherford
of
was convinced by me of the illegality of the seizure. Now if
of this obvious ever had been
error
a correction
Sir
Rutherford's primary object, he might easily have obtained it by application to the Chairman. The Consul or Myself. I do
not however mistake
see in the Chairman's
any adequate justification of Bir Rutherfords writing a long letter to
a newspaper, which is
virtually
what
he has done, and seeking therein to
damage
every posible way
the evidence
favorable to a person, who had sought and expected redress from Her Majestip's Diplomatic servants and Heer Majesty's Government.
13.
is
finally from
very improbable that
than a few wither knew
certainly I did not, the
Jon
more
remembered.
erroneous
assertion
of Mo" typie, which so moved Sir
Rutherford, whilst I see
many diawhuntages
arising from his virtually writing letters in the local journals on pretexto, of which any Governor or Minister could alu
always find plenty, instead of ifsuing a simple
in the usual form, official notification
of his
his view
if he thought it requisite, of
of the general Law.
Enclosure NoH. 1o
I
have in
my reply notified bir
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