CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 253

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Дв

250

right place and should

and should consider that

Goverment has infinitely lefs to do with his character and status than with the character of the Licensees. He is a mere

one,

instrument, though an effective whilst from the nature of the system established, the better he serves his immediate implayers the better he also serves the Public and the Government. Hence I do not believe that"

any

mew

the

for painful interest as alleged by. Memorialisto is brought to bear on this question through any part takken, therein Mo" baldwell, On the contrary that ( Gentleman seems at list to be

I in the most appropriate

120 of

Course

manner.

used

Your Lordship perceives

that although

in the above remark to I

paint ant for Your Sendship's information of the Memorialists I do so

errors

without the intention or expectation

my

of converting the latter to They still maintain, and no will maintain, that

mome

view

doubt always

of the facts

and proofs upon which their first Memorial

was

• "founded are refuted".

or even noticed except by an occasional "denial" whilst "my silence

as to many my silence as to

k

of them would seem to confess them

to be true.

21.

I protest, however, against the

task, which these Gentlemen

neverzending

and others would furt

on me.

I may

and conclude that two and two

arque

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.