CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 144

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Lordship will naturally be surprised to find that when this despatch was submitted for your signature, you were not informed that the Governor's despatch Me 164, forwarding copies of the Ordinance itself, together with the Attorney General'é Report in

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the reasons

explanation of the

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for the

reported legislation," had already

bren for four days in the Colonial Department.

5.

- useful purpose to speculate

It would serve no

the probable

Cause

of this proseeding

on-

on the part of the Colonial Office. It has been surmised here that it be a mistake arising

may

the notorious habit of

Done

out of

gentlemen of the permanent Department, viz. of frequently taking action on unverified Aumours

published in obseure local

newspapers;

and of

at the same

time, ignoring the statute law of : the Colony (as the Attorney-General - pointed out on a

former occasion),

together with other official instruments and documents, emanating from

responsible