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of Chief Justice, in which he has been acting since the departure of Sir G. Phillippo, in efpril last year; and I have now the honour of forwarding M. Russell's written application, which I am glad to be

of

that it has

able to say warmest wishes

success.

2

in the

past

for

its

my

Mr. Russell's services

are so well known

- to Your Lordship's department, that it is unnecessary for

me

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me to do more than allude

to them. I feel bound to say however, as regards one of them viz; the Opium Agreement with China that apart from: its widely reaching good effects outside, I have already had abundant experience of it's benefit to this Colony ; while, as to the local Ordinance, drafted by Mr Russell in _

connection with this

Agreement, I am of opinion that to it is largely due the increase of

some