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6.

Abart

a week elapsed

when Mr. Moosom intimated to the Aching Colonial Secretary that be wished to see me in reference to the

letter which he had received.

J

dingly me the 10th Instant he

Accordingly

waited

in me at Government Classe,

vies emili

and in the pres Smich

a.

of Mr Cecil

conversation took place,

Memorandum

to enclose

of which I beg

Incloure No 2.

1872.

1 for Your Lordship's persisal Endothel. To Suplenter

main point

point of what

The

posed was

that

if n

My Moorsom

on the advice of his friends sent in his resignation, he must-do so unconditionally. This decision

I was at some.

e pains

to make

14 September 1872.

clear, in caruch

as

I learnt from

the Acting Colonial Secretary that Mr. Moors or proposed to resign certain conditions being accepted by

me

8.

on

On the 11th Instant, Mr. Morrow

handed in his

of

resignation, a--copy

which I endose. This

was

laid

before the Executive Conneil on the

18th Instant, and it

was resolved that

the resignation should be accepted from the date of the departure of the next English Mail,

vig

the

28th Indant.

9

There

were;

however,

ever, many

circumstances in Mr Marrson's case

which induced the Carneil to

agree