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through my hands.

Had they, according to official usage done so, I should have felt my duty to point out the erroneous inferences that they were likely to produce, and to comment most strongly on the action of Mr. Rice, especially in writing the column marked "result."

No documents caused me greater astonishment, on my return to the Colony, than these General Orders. I found that the first document was numbered No. 1, thereby causing the belief that no General Orders (at all events of that year) existed. Secondly, they were written in a new book, although the old book was not nearly filled. Thirdly, they imply novelty. Fourthly, the old order book was missing soon after Mr. Creagh's departure and was not forthcoming for several months after my return.

As I was not aware that any Correspondence had passed on the subject matter of these orders, I did not consider it expedient to comment on my return by complaining of the action taken by the Acting Captain Superintendent (Mr. Rice). I imagined at the time that these orders were either the result of

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99 through my hands. Had they, according to official usage done so, I should have felt my duty to point out the erroneous inferences that they were likely to produce, and to comment most strongly on the action of Mr. Rice, especially in writing the column marked "result." No documents caused me greater astonishment, on my return to the Colony, than these General Orders. I found that the first document was numbered No. 1, thereby causing the belief that no General Orders (at all events of that year) existed. Secondly, they were written in a new book, although the old book was not nearly filled. Thirdly, they imply novelty. Fourthly, the old order book was missing soon after Mr. Creagh's departure and was not forthcoming for several months after my return. As I was not aware that any Correspondence had passed on the subject matter of these orders, I did not consider it expedient to comment on my return by complaining of the action taken by the Acting Captain Superintendent (Mr. Rice). I imagined at the time that these orders were either the result of
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through my hands.

مجھ

as this oughts

Had they, according to official done so, I should have felt my duty to point out ther

usage

it

erroneord

inferences that they

likely to produce, and to comment

most strongly

on the action of Mr. Rise, expecially in reiting the

column marked "result.

No documents caused me greater astonishment, on my return to the Colony, than these General Orders . I found that the first__

document was numbered No. 1.

thereby causing the belief that no General Orders (ut all events of that year) existed. Secondly, they

were!

written in a new

book, although

the old book was not nearly filled.

Thirdly, they imply novelty. Fourthly, the old order book,

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missing soon after Mr. Creagh's departure and was not forth coming for several months after my return. As I was not aware that any Correspondence had passed on the subjeat matter of these orders, I did not consider it expedient to

Commentl

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my distie's return by complaining of the action taken by the Acting Captain Superintendent (M: Rice). I

imagined at the time that these

orders

were either the result of

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