CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 194

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England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible for, as Your Lordship is aware, from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 - of bringing out any large body of men from Europe.

4. Waving therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist - I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled.

10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially...

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England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible for, as Your Lordship is aware, from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 - of bringing out any large body of men from Europe.

4. Waving therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist - I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled.

10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially...

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England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible (as Your Lordship is aware) from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 of bringing out any large body of men from Europe.

4. Having therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist, I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled.

10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially...

The final output is

England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible (as Your Lordship is aware) from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 of bringing out any large body of men from Europe.

4. Having therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist, I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled.

10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially...

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England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible for, as Your Lordship is aware, from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 - of bringing out any large body of men from Europe. 4. Waving therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist - I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled. 10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially... Page 193 was changed to England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible for, as Your Lordship is aware, from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 - of bringing out any large body of men from Europe. 4. Waving therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist - I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled. 10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially... Page 193 -> no change is made. However, some minor correction can be made: England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible (as Your Lordship is aware) from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 of bringing out any large body of men from Europe. 4. Having therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist, I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled. 10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially... The final output is England by supplying pick and competent Police from home, and allowing the use of certain Funds to meet the expense - an advantage, nevertheless, which recent circumstances alone have rendered possible (as Your Lordship is aware) from want of means, I was obliged to abandon the idea in 1869 of bringing out any large body of men from Europe. 4. Having therefore personally little doubt of the general expediency of the inquiry, which is now in progress, and having fortunately already recovered much of my usual strength, so as to be able materially to assist, I have also been anxious to place my views before your Lordship, because I believe there really exists a reason as to the policy of the present early inquiry and the speedy disposal of many of the groundless charges, by which the Public had been misled. 10. I also think the inquiry is needed not merely for the above given reasons, but in some degree necessitated by many of what seem to me extraordinary statements Officially... Page 193
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