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as to his discharge of the duties of Emigration Officer in the case of the Dayspring.

2. Your Lordship expresses regret at observing that Mr Thomsett does not appear to be alive to the responsibility on him in a matter affecting the lives of numerous persons and that he must be prepared to find that in any case of similar negligence very severe notice will be taken of it.

3. Looking to the habitual guarded language, in which comments on the conduct of Public Officers are generally conveyed officially, the above strong expression of Your Lordship's censure on Mr Thomsett amounts to a direct and severe censure. Nevertheless, the Report of the Emigration Commissioners on which that censure is founded proceeds on many assumptions so obviously erroneous that I am certain they will themselves be glad to be set right, as it must be unpleasant to draw down a rebuke on a conscientious and deserving Public Servant.

Having submitted Mr Murdoch's letter to Mr Thomsett, I enclose the latter's observations thereon. And though it is represented as "a fact indeed unquestionable" that the Dayspring's having been without due observance of the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act is a fact, Mr Murdoch's principal reasons for that assertion will themselves be found...

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383 as to his discharge of the duties of Emigration Officer in the case of the Dayspring. 2. Your Lordship expresses regret at observing that Mr Thomsett does not appear to be alive to the responsibility on him in a matter affecting the lives of numerous persons and that he must be prepared to find that in any case of similar negligence very severe notice will be taken of it. 3. Looking to the habitual guarded language, in which comments on the conduct of Public Officers are generally conveyed officially, the above strong expression of Your Lordship's censure on Mr Thomsett amounts to a direct and severe censure. Nevertheless, the Report of the Emigration Commissioners on which that censure is founded proceeds on many assumptions so obviously erroneous that I am certain they will themselves be glad to be set right, as it must be unpleasant to draw down a rebuke on a conscientious and deserving Public Servant. Having submitted Mr Murdoch's letter to Mr Thomsett, I enclose the latter's observations thereon. And though it is represented as "a fact indeed unquestionable" that the Dayspring's having been without due observance of the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act is a fact, Mr Murdoch's principal reasons for that assertion will themselves be found...
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as to his discharge of the duties of Emigration Officer in the case of the Dayspring. 2. Your Lordship expresses regret at observing that M2 Thomsett does not appear to be alive to the responsibility

on him in a matter affecting the

resting

lives of

numerous persons and that he

must be prepared to find that in

any

Case of similar negligence very severe

notice will be taken of it.

3 backing

Looking to the habitual

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reserve

guarded language, in which comments

The conduct of Public, Officers

are

generally conveyed officially, the above strong exprepion of Maur Lordship's

a

very

om

Mr Thomsett amounts to

direct and severe censure.

Nevertheless

the Report of the Emigration Commipionas

om

which that censure is founded proceeds

many assumptions so

that I

be

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obsciously.

erroneous

am certain they will themselves

to be set right, as it must be

unpleasant to draw down

supported rebuke

an

~ insufficiently

on a conscientious and

deserving Public Servant.

It. Having submitted Mr Mauidocho

letter to Mr Thomsett. I enclose the latter's

Enclume det observations thereon, and though

foncloome

ient to

pea

the Dayspring's having been

without due observance

of

the provisions of the Chinese Sxpengers

represented as

Act

some of

is a fact indeed inquestionable" Mr Murdoch's principal reasons for that

apertion will themselves be found

C#

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