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at the grilling tiranny of Government

and the want of

a more

directly

representative form of Government. I

and

believe the community at large is profoundly indifferent on the latter subject - certainly do not believe that the best informed opinion here, which I am quite

sure is not that represented by the Press,

such direct popular

believes in

any

representation as being either practicable

or desirable.

5.

It

Referring in vain that a File

was formed, an Association was founded here to urge on such changes. It has died out through

yet it would be

sheer inanition, and

a great mistake to suppose this Community

apathetic in any matter, which it really

regarded as important, or in which it

had

reason

to

feel

with injustice.

I suppose

it was treated

t. I have administered so

many

very different kinds of

Government in

many parts of the

world that I may perhaps be excused

if I express an opinion

and I should

say

that under the

special circumstances of this Colony, and

having regard to the singular Constituent

elements of its population and the

over

influence directly exercised by a Foreign Government in the immediate vicinity of the Colony,

it

would be difficult to devise a more

practically useful constitution for it

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253 at the grilling tiranny of Government and the want of a more directly representative form of Government. I and believe the community at large is profoundly indifferent on the latter subject - certainly do not believe that the best informed opinion here, which I am quite sure is not that represented by the Press, such direct popular believes in any representation as being either practicable or desirable. 5. It Referring in vain that a File was formed, an Association was founded here to urge on such changes. It has died out through yet it would be sheer inanition, and a great mistake to suppose this Community apathetic in any matter, which it really regarded as important, or in which it had reason to feel with injustice. I suppose it was treated t. I have administered so many very different kinds of Government in many parts of the world that I may perhaps be excused if I express an opinion and I should say that under the special circumstances of this Colony, and having regard to the singular Constituent elements of its population and the over influence directly exercised by a Foreign Government in the immediate vicinity of the Colony, it would be difficult to devise a more practically useful constitution for it
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مد 253 at the grilling tipwrmy of Government and the want of a more directly representative form of Goverment. I and ك believe the community at large is profoundly indifferent on the latter subject- certainly do not believe that the best informed opinion here, which I am quite sure is not that represented by the Trepp, such direct profiular believes in any representation as being either practicable on desirable. 5. It Refern in vain that a File was ANN Apociation was founded here to unge on ruch changes. It has died out through yet it would be sheer inanition, and بنا quart mistake to suppace this Community any matter, which it really japathetic in any Shnatt regarded as important, or in which it haid reason to with injustice. suppose it u was treated t. I have administered so many very different Minds of and such Government in mous parts of the world that I may perhaps be excused if I exprefs an opinion and I should say Jow the subject, that under the special circumstances of this bolony, and having regard to the singular Constituent and the -over that CH portions of its population influence directly excercised population by a Foreign Government in the immediate ricomity of the lactong it would be difficult to devise a more practically useful constitution for it
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253

at the grilling tipwrmy of Government

and the want of

a more

directly

representative form of Goverment. I

and

ك

believe the community at large is profoundly indifferent on the latter subject- certainly do not believe that the best informed opinion here, which I am quite

sure is not that represented by the Trepp,

such direct profiular

believes in

any

representation as being either practicable

on desirable.

5.

It

Refern

in vain that a File

was ANN

Apociation was founded here to unge on ruch changes. It has died out through

yet it would be

sheer inanition, and

بنا

• quart mistake to suppace this Community

any matter, which it really

japathetic in any

Shnatt

regarded as important, or in which it

haid

reason

to

with injustice.

suppose

it u

was treated

t. I have administered so

many

very different Minds of

and such

Government in

mous parts of the

world that I may perhaps be excused

if I exprefs an opinion

and I should

say

Jow

the subject,

that under the

special circumstances of this bolony, and

having regard to the singular Constituent

and the

-over

that

CH

portions of its population influence directly excercised population by a Foreign Government in the immediate ricomity of the lactong it

would be difficult to devise a more

practically useful constitution for it

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