CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5] — Page 361

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to Wis becellency at Yokohama by

a very

AAAA Melavo

of the Community

and influential portion

ow

behalf of Mr

Simpson, late the Patinaste at that

place, tegeshur with a minute thereon

written by Sir Richard Graves

Mae Donnell).

12.

I do not consider that it

would be expedient to re

reopen

The

question of Mr Simpsons removal

without specific sinstructions from Your

Lordship, but nevertheless, in order

that he

have

may

se my

advantage

which

can be derived from the

tantimony of the Foreign Residents, or

from his

how

Asnert.

personal vindication,

I forward the Memonal referred to

4

Einlesen M. 2

353

to gecha with the following documents :- 1. A Memorandund to this Excellency

et

Su Richard Graves Mac Donnell)

in reference to the interviewd of Mef" Whittall, Aspinall and others with thirrullency at the British Legation, Yokohama, on the

of April 22m 1870.

2nd of themorandinn drawing

Coreles

Mr B

to

an

Wireless No. 4.

maccuracy

morning

attention

in Mr Simprais

previous statement relative to the obliteration of stamps.

1. A Repat by Mr Mitchell

En

Mr Simpsons memorandinn, and addendum, reapriting his removal from the Portmasterchip