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in retain them, but at the came time consider it right that your brace should be made acquainted with the course I adopted, and for that furfiore Senclose dopey of the communication sent by me to bir Stilännie Majestie's Primielle

in Safan.

Sie berry Parkes having informed me that the usage of the Safanese hovernment is to make some brifling present in such cases and that returning

a

present

lead

so offered would

to inconvenience

and misapprehension I took no further steps in the matter

because the extremely smalle value of the Presents would have subjected any attempt to well them on recount of this Lovernment, as contemplated by this Colonial Regulations, to criticism and ridicule which it seemed better to worsh

I have the hour to be, "My Lord Duke,

Your Grace's most obedient- Bumble Servant

Rated forums Me. Dinall

Governor.