CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 235

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they

the

have caused me slight anxiety. On

our

I

hand & fully acknowledge the zeal

1

with which

you

are

endeavouring to serve

the interests of

the Colony

which

you govern

and I also observe

that

your advocacy of

those interests has in

many

cases been legitimate and successful.

But Her Majesty's

Government have not

concealed from you their opinion that more

than

1

than one

231

the claims

advanced by you

have

been exaggerated and

untenable. And I am

obliged to add that

even

if this had been the case, the

interests of Her Majesty's service could not fail

to be materially injured

by the tone in which

they are

advanced and

by

the use

of expressions

which are certainly not

chosen with due care

to

avoid

offence,

and

will be understood as

intended

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they the have caused me slight anxiety. On our I hand & fully acknowledge the zeal 1 with which you are endeavouring to serve the interests of the Colony which you govern and I also observe that your advocacy of those interests has in many cases been legitimate and successful. But Her Majesty's Government have not concealed from you their opinion that more than 1 than one 231 the claims advanced by you have been exaggerated and untenable. And I am obliged to add that even if this had been the case, the interests of Her Majesty's service could not fail to be materially injured by the tone in which they are advanced and by the use of expressions which are certainly not chosen with due care to avoid offence, and will be understood as intended
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they the have caused ine slight anxiety. On oul I hand & fulles actinowledge the zeal 1 with which you are endeavouring to serve the interests of ! belony which the you govern and I also observe that your advocacy of those interests has in wany cases been legiti. - mate and successful. But Her Majesty's Governinent have not concealed from you their opinion that more than 1 than one 231 the claims f advanced by you have been exaggerated and untenable. And Jam obliged to add that even if this hard nut been the case, the interests of Her Majeshi's service could not fail to be materially injured by the tone in which they are advanced and by the use of expressions. which are certainly not chosen with due case to avoid offence, and will be understood as: intended į
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they

the

have caused ine slight anxiety. On

oul

I

hand & fulles

actinowledge the zeal

1

with which

you

are

endeavouring to serve

the interests of

!

belony

which

the

you govern

and I also observe

that

your advocacy of

those interests has in

wany

cases been legiti.

- mate and successful.

But Her Majesty's

Governinent have not

concealed from you their opinion that more

than

1

than one

231

the claims

f advanced by you

have

been exaggerated and

untenable. And Jam

obliged to add that

even

if this hard nut

been the case, the

interests of Her Majeshi's service could not fail

to be materially injured

by the tone in which

they are

advanced and

by

the use

of expressions.

which are certainly not

chosen with due case

to

avoid

offence,

and

will be understood as:

intended

į

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