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received that taken in any particular designing a styling care has been Flaq which must vide secy of be liable to much criticism hereafter when made the distinguishing emblem of a Colony annually frequented by, many

State to Gov No. 117. of 22nd July 1868. 478 5908-68,

Grate thousand tons and several millions of 1/3/4 - 65° tons. I have also reason to suppose that the design was ever submitted to and approved by Your Lordship's Department. As however I send one of the Flags herewith Your Lordship can judge for yourself how far my Council is borne out in the opinion which they have recorded that the flag is extremely defective both in design and execution.

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Nevertheless as the design seems to have been compiled by an artist at Wapping for about £3, a specimen of the highest art could not well have been looked for. Apart however from the abstract merits of the flag, it is the wish of the Council and of every one who has expressed an opinion here on the subject that Your Lordship should direct some suitable design to be fresh and substituted more. It has been suggested that in lieu of the gentleman in an evening coat who is purchasing tea on the beach at Howlcom, an unusual place for such transactions, it would be more agreeable to the feelings of the community if the foreground were occupied by the well-known figure of Britannia

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217 received that taken in any particular designing a styling care has been Flaq which must vide secy of be liable to much criticism hereafter when made the distinguishing emblem of a Colony annually frequented by, many State to Gov No. 117. of 22nd July 1868. 478 5908-68, Grate thousand tons and several millions of 1/3/4 - 65° tons. I have also reason to suppose that the design was ever submitted to and approved by Your Lordship's Department. As however I send one of the Flags herewith Your Lordship can judge for yourself how far my Council is borne out in the opinion which they have recorded that the flag is extremely defective both in design and execution. 3. Nevertheless as the design seems to have been compiled by an artist at Wapping for about £3, a specimen of the highest art could not well have been looked for. Apart however from the abstract merits of the flag, it is the wish of the Council and of every one who has expressed an opinion here on the subject that Your Lordship should direct some suitable design to be fresh and substituted more. It has been suggested that in lieu of the gentleman in an evening coat who is purchasing tea on the beach at Howlcom, an unusual place for such transactions, it would be more agreeable to the feelings of the community if the foreground were occupied by the well-known figure of Britannia
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received that

taken in

any particular designing a stling

care has been

Flaq

which must vide secy of

be liable to much criticism hereafter when made the distinguishing emblem of a Jealony annually fequented by,

Imany

CH-

State to Gov

No. 117. of 22.00 July 1868.

478 5908-68,

Gaute

thousand repels and several millions of 1/31/4 - 65°

tons. I have also

that the design

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reason to suppose

to suppose agents

was ever

submitted to

and approved by Your Londohip's

Department. As however I send one of

the Flags herewith Your Lendship

can

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judige for yourself how far my Cannil is bome out in the opinion which they have recorded that the flag extremely defective both in design and

execution.

3.

is

Neverthelep

as the design seems

4772-67.

to have been compiled by

سات

an

Dilman at

specimen of the

Wapping for about £3 highest art could not well have been looked for. Apart however from the

abstract merits of the teagis is the wish of the bouncil and of every

one,

who has

expreped an opinion here on the subject that Your Lordship should direct some

suitable design

fresh

and

substituted

more

to be

H. It has been suggested that in hien

of the gentleman

www aw

evening coat who

is purchasing tea on the beach at howlcom, an unusual place for such transactions,

it would be

more

agreeable to the feelings

were

of the community if the foreground

the well known figure of Buiten occupied by the

Britannia

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