CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 361

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which I had

afforded.

and which

as

shewing my intention to leave the

Secretary of State to decide in the first

instance whether there

was

sufficient

ground for discuping the question at all.

seerned to

appears

14.

so.

me

satisfactory then, and still

In supplying

now the deficiency in the General's correspondence I trust Your Space will understand why I could not

well leave the case where it had been

left by Your Grace's Despatch of the 16th Septimber last. In fact my

own

original

given

259

determine the propriety of initiating pesh

action

on a

question of old standing.

and which if mooted at all, could not

have been settled without reference to the General, and the latter's transmision of

complete plans for the acquisition of bolonial righto

in a manner,

which

left

neither shewed the intention, nar

opportunity, of discussing them either

the

with the Authorities here,

in England.

Mr. A. 8485/4

15.

to Gov to Secreting

despatch and the explanation the General convincingly shewed that no

parallel exists between

a

suggestion,

which left the Secretary of State free to

of State Nr 88+ 28th July 1866.

9195

ow

Your Grace

I presume it is admitted now, that

tatten by the General

the latter

course ao

is not supported, but though I have no desire to prolong the discussion,

have hereby placed my own

in what

seems

to

me a

J

frroceedings

proper light, I

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