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leave to

appeal

bouncil here that application for special

be made through the Secretary of State to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Conneil.

It had been always clearly understood that the legal Costs of all sproceedings in Meg or point

were

to be

defrayed by the Macac Government bwhich alone had any interest in protecting

ao

attacked

the character of its officers, by Mr Paint. Nevertheles on reverting to the various official documents, which I had received from the Governor of Macao, and those which I had transmitted to Your Lordship, I did

not find any

direct acknowledgment

of the liability of the Macas Government.

to costs, and I thought it prudent therefore to address a special communication on that point to Governor de Sanga

and

now enclose

Governors reply.

my

letter and the

I consider the latter to be satisfactory. and lose no time in forwarding it, though probably before this can reach Your Lordship H. M's Government will alwady have have the hieman to be

have taken action in the matter.

honor May Land,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

Raidhause

hard frames Mardormell.

Governor.