CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 264

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In connection with the same Rubyech of the "powers and position of the Major General Commanding, His Excellency

the Governor, then

referred to the approaching Eurens Birthday

"im

Celebration and stated that while in accordand

with the usual customi be as the querus Representative was holding at Government Stouse a full dress dummer " in celebration of the Turrns Birthdayf" at which a Royal Prince. His Royal Highness. The Duke aplieuva was to propine Her Majesty', health, the General had läten steps which would prevent the Band of the only Regiment in the Colony, from bring when present to play the rational Anthem, for

he. the Governor in an unofficial noto applied to the Colonel of the 24 Regiment for the

Bl

Band, he was informed thich the General had already forestalled him and oblamed it for a dinner he (the Generst) was groing "in alhation of the Queens Birthday

Furthermore the Generals proceedings

is this multer were not entirely free from

Elements which would lead the public

regard. it not simply

but as an

to

as a rival entertainment opposition dummer.

The Governor proceeded toread the tellers which had passed between the General and himself on this dulyset (including also a question as to the Troops bring hinspected and the Colom trooped in the Governor's presence on the Queen's Birthday, to which the General had also objected) and un

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