CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 411

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on the particular advertisement in... question, I directed that it should be published also in the Telegraph, on the ground that any person who should neglect to pay his rent to the Government on the day fixed, might plead that he did not read the other local newspapers.

9. The heads of the Public Departments, though they will, of course, obey any positive directions from the Governor, are, it seems, unanimous in protesting against any public money being paid to the Telegraph.

10. I shall receive. Hoping that I Your Lordship's instructions on the two questions submitted in this despatch, viz.

3. The question of Government Prosecutions for libel on Public Officers,

4. The question of the giving of Government Advertisements, under the circumstances detailed above, to certain

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400 on the particular advertisement in... question, I directed that it should be published also in the Telegraph, on the ground that any person who should neglect to pay his rent to the Government on the day fixed, might plead that he did not read the other local newspapers. 9. The heads of the Public Departments, though they will, of course, obey any positive directions from the Governor, are, it seems, unanimous in protesting against any public money being paid to the Telegraph. 10. I shall receive. Hoping that I Your Lordship's instructions on the two questions submitted in this despatch, viz. 3. The question of Government Prosecutions for libel on Public Officers, 4. The question of the giving of Government Advertisements, under the circumstances detailed above, to certain
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16 400 on the particular advertisement in... question, I directed that it should be :published also in the Telegraph, the ground that any person who should neglect to pay his rent to the Government on the day fixed._ might plead that he did not read the other local newspapers. 9. The heads of the Public Departments, though they will, of course, obey any positive directions from the Governor, are, it seems, unanimous in protesting against any publis money being paid to the the Telegraph.. 10. shall receive. Hoping that I Your Lordship's instructions on the two questions submitted in this despatch,- viz. 4. 3. The question of Government Prosecutions for libel on Publie Officers, The question of the giving of Government... Advertisements, under the circumstances. detailed above, to certain
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the particular advertisement in... question, I directed that it should be :published also in the Telegraph, the ground that any person who should neglect to pay his rent to the Government on the day fixed._ might plead that he did not read

the other local newspapers.

9.

The heads of the

Public Departments, though they will, of course, obey any positive directions

from the Governor,

are, it seems,

unanimous in protesting against

any publis money being paid to

the

the Telegraph..

10.

shall receive.

Hoping that I Your Lordship's

instructions on the two questions submitted in this despatch,-

viz.

4.

3.

The question of

Government Prosecutions for

libel on

Publie Officers,

The question of the

giving of Government... Advertisements, under

the circumstances.

detailed above, to

certain

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