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with regards to this matter, more

particularly, in view

of the.

animadversions insinuated pather

than expressed against the Legislature in the Colonial Office.

despatch N257 of the 322 March Gof

ultimo. I need scarcely

Lordship that nothing

asse cre

Your

can have

intention

beon fivether from my than to cemploy a single word or

· phrase which could be possibly

described as inconsistent with them

respect due to

officially

Your Lordship, both

and personally.

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3.

But I may be permitted to

take this opportivinity of observering that

the position of the

Government and

To

Legislatures of English Croure Cotorios

is very peontiar. The Trouch, Portuguove and Spanish Colonies all send

representatives to the National ~

Legislatures

res at Paris, Lisbon, and. Madrid. For instance, the pooraud

barren Freuch island of Réunion (or Bourbon) has one member in

the Senate and another in the mos

Assembly at Paris, while the rich

and fertile English island of Maurities).

3. But

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