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we have observed, it is not in recognition of the many social excellencies for which you are distinguished that we have to-day met here; our first object in thus assembling together, is anxiety to tell you that in our opinion, this colony owes much, very much, of her surprising and gra- tifying progress, the last three-and-twenty years, to the untiring energy with which throughout that period you have always upheld and promoted her best interests. settlement not much better than an uninhabited rock witnessed your advent to these shores; a populous and handsome city looks grave at your departure. We are very well aware, Sir, in what large measure this result has been obtained by your zeal and intelligence; aud we say this with a hearty desire to at the same time fully recog- nize the very able services of those gentlemen whose duties you have sometimes aided and sometimes administered. We thank you for what you have done; we are glad that we can remember you as one that has held the chief reins of
power; and whilst we acknowledge the sound decision which at present guides this Government, we confess it was with disappointment we learned that your tenure of the office of her Majesty's representative would not be otherwise than brief.
During your stay amongst us you have borne the burden and heat of the day, and we are to-day proud to be allowed to thus publicly testify to the unswerving consistency and the steadfast perseverance which have throughout charac- terized your career.
We trust, when your health may be sufficiently restored, that your long and faithful services in this Colony will procure for you another field wherein to display your talents and your administrative capacity, and we beg to be allowed to subscribe ourselves,--Your friends and well- wishers,
James Whittall, John Dent,
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J. McDouall, W. Jackson,
V. Kresser,
H. B. Gibb, per J. P. D.
J. P. Duncanson, W. H. Gibb, per J. P. D. W. R. Dalziel, John Fraser,
J. F. Holliday, R. Rowett,
E. A. Hitchcock, Wm. Nielson, Geo. F. Weller, W. C. Hunter,
E. Cunningham, W. H. Forster, jun. M. Fischer,
G. Overbeck, W. Nissen, E. Delbanco, W. Kaye, Geo. Helland, F. Menke, M. Mcg. Heaton, John Lapraik,
R. Parr,
G. Anderson,
H. Lemann,
W. B. Taylor,
E. H. Pollard, John C. Whyte, James Russell,
W. Wilson,
L. D'Almada e Castro,
Geo. L. Tomlin,
J. M. D'Almeda e Castro,
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