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which can

be better explained by Sir John Pope Hennessy than by

me as

I

was not in

at the time.

the Colony

I have the honour to be.

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble dervant,

Melanch

Administrator

My Lord,

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I had the honoursion the 4th ultime to forsvard to

your Lordship a copy of a protest made by me against the refusal of Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy to permit me to speak in the Legislative bouncil

I have now

un e

question of privilege.

to call

your Lordship's attention to certain other circum. stances which illustrate the

iney.

ular manner in which public business has recently been brought before the bouncil by the Executive Government of the bolony.

#t

On the art ultions, a series

of despatches were circulated a- mong

the members of Council in-

cluding

from your Lordship

to Governor Kennessy's address,

Si Kiyo of the 9th December 1881. That

The Right Honourable,

The Earl of Kimberley,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,

for the leolonies,

London

despatch

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