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Her Majesty. Corisequently,

I now

request Your Lordship's instructions

for my guidance in the present matter? I would observe that Wr

Belition has, of course, dispose of his own money

course, the right to m

as he

thinke proper; and that the only.

question to be devicted is how far

Goverwrneut.

of this Colony of his

whould

assist the Treceties of

hie Feud.

the

(who are both English goutleeuen of high character and · good position) by (for instance) recommending girls in the Governments Schools, and e

Menbers of

the Police storee

~

other persons, for the Belition Stars and

Medals.

4.

After

all, what all

to

Belilios has done is analoge

what has been done by the Founders

of moduls and other prizes in our English Universities and Schools. I

believe that there are also precedents.

in several Colonies, and in British

India, of which A Bolitics is a -native . It would obviously be

undesirable to take

anny

action

that could have the effect of ..

discouraging

the

public spirit and

liberality of the wealthy residents

other