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546

matter

your approval.

may

add that without

Your

former experience in similar cases led

to believe would result,

which, after all, might

end in nothing

The Governor in his anxiety for the

interests

of

the

Colony,

contingency which makes no allowance.

might

have

placed both His Excellency

and myself

At an undesirable position

Your Excellency will see from the

enclosed extract that Sir R. G.

MacDonnell has sent the Memorial

of the Colonists to His Grace the Secretary of

State for the Colonies.

"China Mail

# 29 July

instructions.

I shall not communicate the

Governor's protest to the Viceroy

Your Obedient servant,

D. B. Robertson

(Signed)

H. C. Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B.

State for Foreign Affairs.

I will therefore send by this next mail copies of the

whole Correspondence on

the subject to

the Under Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs, which I trust will meet with

Your approval.

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546 matter your approval. may add that without Your former experience in similar cases led to believe would result, which, after all, might end in nothing The Governor in his anxiety for the interests of the Colony, contingency which makes no allowance. might have placed both His Excellency and myself At an undesirable position Your Excellency will see from the enclosed extract that Sir R. G. MacDonnell has sent the Memorial of the Colonists to His Grace the Secretary of State for the Colonies. "China Mail # 29 July instructions. I shall not communicate the Governor's protest to the Viceroy Your Obedient servant, D. B. Robertson (Signed) H. C. Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B. State for Foreign Affairs. I will therefore send by this next mail copies of the whole Correspondence on the subject to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which I trust will meet with Your approval.
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546

matter

your approval.

may

add that without

Your.

former experience in similar cases led

tiê

to believe would result,

ht

which, after all, might

Ore

end in nothing

The Governor in his anxiety for the

interests

of

the

for

a

Colony,

contingency which

makes no allowance.

might

placed both His Excellency

At

undesirable position

have

and myself

Your Excellency will see from the

enclosed extract that Sir R. G.

Donnell has sent the Memorial

Mac

J

the

Colonists to His Grace the Secretary of

"China Mail

#

29 July

instructions.

I shall not communicate the

Governor's protest to the Viceroy

Your Obedient servant.

D. B. Robertson

(Signed)

H. C. Sir Rutherford Aloock, F.C.B.

State for the Colonies.

·

I will therefore

send by this next eMail Copies of the

whole Correspondence)

the Under Secretary of

рег

the

subject

to

State for Foreign

Affairs, which I trust will meet with

Jour

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