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one General way take one view and another General the opposite view. bir Francis Colborne caid to me

on political questions quite independent of the Government. We are all entitled

whatever

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hold

expres

that we may

General

to deftes and to

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always ready to supports you

- right

or wrong

on

have

at the Reecutive Council or elsewhere;

I recognize the rifficulty of the Goverment

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in endeavouring to remedy

abuses that

As an

Mou

the

grave have inherited here;

Imperial Officer I entirely,

sympathize with

you.

Tell me when

you want apistance at the Council

"

table and I shall at once attend"

When I

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that

your opinions were

exactly of an opposite character I did not

dream of remonstrating, for

I knew

that personally and Officially you were

political questions.

now compelled

Bank

as upon

me as it were

by your letter to notice it, I hope you

will forgive

me for saying that when

I opened the meeting at Government House on

Fring before last by stating that I had invited those present to

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for the

me in raising money for

Duchefs of Marlborough's Fund, it was

a pity that

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you

should have introduced

little temporary discord into

A Goverun may proceedings.

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