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"I should have been

glad if you had been able

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to settle matters with the

aid of the Police alone, and

had not thought it necessary to resort to a show of - "Military forec, and though

am

quite

account

aware that the

of what occurred in my despatch lays me fairly open to this implied reproach, I feel sure that on

reading

the following explanation

Your

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Your Lordship will be of

opinion that the actual facts -

did not warrant it.

2.

At the interview

described in the 12th paragraph

of my despatch above referred to, Mr. Deane, the Captain. Superintendent of Police, urged

me to communicate with the General Commanding at.

on ce

with the view to obtain the aid of troops . I deemed it well, however, before taking any

such

step,

to

Summon

the

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