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Sir,

I. Mir lee.

28th October 1880

My Lordship that, under these circumstances, it was scarcely in accordance with official usage or conventional courtesy for His Excellency to telegraph an invitation to the King otherwise than through the Consulate General, and to keep me in ignorance of the intentions of the Colonial Government as to according His Majesty an official reception.

32.

It is moreover impossible for me to disconnect the expressions used by the Governor's Private Secretary, on board the mail steamer, from similar language directed to me by His Excellency himself at a sitting of the Legislative Council on the 10th September 1880.

I may refer your Lordship to the copy of a despatch dated 28th October last, to the address of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the firm of which, for the last six years, I have been the Executive head, on the subject of an onerous and exceptional tax levied on an Industrial enterprise in this Colony.

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Sir, I. Mir lee. 28th October 1880 My Lordship that, under these circumstances, it was scarcely in accordance with official usage or conventional courtesy for His Excellency to telegraph an invitation to the King otherwise than through the Consulate General, and to keep me in ignorance of the intentions of the Colonial Government as to according His Majesty an official reception. 32. It is moreover impossible for me to disconnect the expressions used by the Governor's Private Secretary, on board the mail steamer, from similar language directed to me by His Excellency himself at a sitting of the Legislative Council on the 10th September 1880. I may refer your Lordship to the copy of a despatch dated 28th October last, to the address of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from the firm of which, for the last six years, I have been the Executive head, on the subject of an onerous and exceptional tax levied on an Industrial enterprise in this Colony. 33 Page 238 Page 238 Page 238 Page 239 Page 239 Page 239

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Setter

I. Mir lee.

28th October 1880

Sordship that, under

238

these circum-

stances, it was scarcely

scarcely in accord- ance with official usage or conventional courtesy for His Excellency to tiligraph invitation to the King othurise than through the Consulate General,

to kup

me in ignorance of the intentions of the bolonial Govern- ment as to according His Majesty

official reception.

32.

for

It is moreover impossible

me to disconnect the expressions. used by the Governor's Private Secretary,

board the mail.

steamer, from similar language directed to me by His Excellency

himself at a sitting of the Legisla- tive bouncil on the 10th September

I may refer your Lordship

1880.

to the copy of a despatch dated 28th October last, to the address of the Secretary of State for the bolonies, from the firm of which, for the I have been the

the subject of

years,

last six Executive head,

OTA

tax

an onerous and exceptional

Industrial enterprise

or ca

levied

in this leolony.

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