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Je my family to continue? To whom can I turn but you touching In justice, or if you should unhappily think fit I have yet that already I whom else can I see for many, & her an exchange which will in lent enthusiasm & pay the remaining year of a dishonored life with a sepulchresing wife Her children.

And what have I done to warrant discovery or merit that sentence of transportation. Political opponent what has been done upon me in my advanced year. Nothing! absolutely nothing! as I’m sure you will admit if you grant me but one short hour of personal explanation. My administration was not a careless one, but why? Did Ken blame work with me alone? Post I made

“I came here or could Scotland 43 years ago as a Ka of Magistrates, Police, & Schools which were considered 117 unnecessary so long as Belize was a Colony and its inhabitants of Kent were but migratory bands of wood cutters.

High in hope & full of energy I plunged into the work of a progress which was to awaken the slumbering forest from the sleep of centuries, & free the boys & men.

Circumstances in which this Colony was placed. The Government was entrusted to me in 1864. I found the Colony thriving, trade large brisk and remunerative for the English & Mahogany - Mahogany in great demand and commanding great prices from the blockade of the Mexican ports to the then despised. Pine in great requisition here the stoppage of sale must export to Southern States - Mahogany high in consequence Portal communication regular & free of cost to the Colony, and had not been taxation light-anchorage felt, the import-duties College of settlers, & the coming of forces with the inviting sounds of Caye & the exports therewith to the Southern States (this Mahogany for & chapel bells where there have been naught prescribed.

Seemingly impracticable swank. Notice that the duties on the former were lower.

The dream was but a short one, & the action on it has from 8 to 34½ per cent and the rate known more. Suffices for all want. The ultimate interest too was commenced when lo! The Mexican Mahogany was released from bondage and the struggle in the States. Whilst there was alas a general collapse to connect the different parts. By here the Colony seemed to be at once outlying disput Colony Grounds & a willing to give to the house advantages of civilization & progress in the shape of

Enter deochate waste in knocked out of vitality as if by a sudden stroke of Paralysis making & fall back upon, & had Mahogany Artling & the cultivation Cokion being all teach himght't a & discontent from to Merchant as but the natural consequence of such dead lock all was gloom & discontent to Peasant.

Sudden & unexpected changes the import duties fell off, whilst the wants of Government were greatly increased by the demand of the Imperial for a large annual contribution towards payment off to interest partial redemption of the Loan of $100,000 raised by my predecessor for misportman- & this the Hauschion was capist from any

4. the Town of Belize

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Je my family to continue? To whom can I turn but you touching In justice, or if you should unhappily think fit I have yet that already I whom else can I see for many, & her an exchange which will in lent enthusiasm & pay the remaining year of a dishonored life with a sepulchresing wife Her children. And what have I done to warrant discovery or merit that sentence of transportation. Political opponent what has been done upon me in my advanced year. Nothing! absolutely nothing! as I’m sure you will admit if you grant me but one short hour of personal explanation. My administration was not a careless one, but why? Did Ken blame work with me alone? Post I made “I came here or could Scotland 43 years ago as a Ka of Magistrates, Police, & Schools which were considered 117 unnecessary so long as Belize was a Colony and its inhabitants of Kent were but migratory bands of wood cutters. High in hope & full of energy I plunged into the work of a progress which was to awaken the slumbering forest from the sleep of centuries, & free the boys & men. Circumstances in which this Colony was placed. The Government was entrusted to me in 1864. I found the Colony thriving, trade large brisk and remunerative for the English & Mahogany - Mahogany in great demand and commanding great prices from the blockade of the Mexican ports to the then despised. Pine in great requisition here the stoppage of sale must export to Southern States - Mahogany high in consequence Portal communication regular & free of cost to the Colony, and had not been taxation light-anchorage felt, the import-duties College of settlers, & the coming of forces with the inviting sounds of Caye & the exports therewith to the Southern States (this Mahogany for & chapel bells where there have been naught prescribed. Seemingly impracticable swank. Notice that the duties on the former were lower. The dream was but a short one, & the action on it has from 8 to 34½ per cent and the rate known more. Suffices for all want. The ultimate interest too was commenced when lo! The Mexican Mahogany was released from bondage and the struggle in the States. Whilst there was alas a general collapse to connect the different parts. By here the Colony seemed to be at once outlying disput Colony Grounds & a willing to give to the house advantages of civilization & progress in the shape of Enter deochate waste in knocked out of vitality as if by a sudden stroke of Paralysis making & fall back upon, & had Mahogany Artling & the cultivation Cokion being all teach himght't a & discontent from to Merchant as but the natural consequence of such dead lock all was gloom & discontent to Peasant. Sudden & unexpected changes the import duties fell off, whilst the wants of Government were greatly increased by the demand of the Imperial for a large annual contribution towards payment off to interest partial redemption of the Loan of $100,000 raised by my predecessor for misportman- & this the Hauschion was capist from any 4. the Town of Belize Page 43
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Circumstances in which dies places. .= "Mentes fovem nent was

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Marri bell. brade laye brish and seperlatively remunerative for the icinis & Malamons - Mahogany in peat clemond and Commanding great prices fime te Huckade of the Mexican Com to tile ten despised. Pine in great requisition Jere the stoppag qale must exporté pro to Southern States - Mage high in consequena Portal communication reputar & free of cost like Colony, and ha this not base taxation light-anch seance felt, te import-benzo Collages of settlers, & the Corning of herces with the inviting sounclo Caye & he exports therinth to the Southern States (this Malamores for & chapel bells where there have been naught prescrich

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4. the Town of Belize

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