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the Un-official to your Lordship by the Un-

Members.

apart from the fact that the

Governor of the Colony

and

would not

circumstances prepare

Memorandum on such an

important subject as the one

referred to, hastily and without

due consideration and veri-

and verification

of the facts and figures adduced,

it is within my knowledge that

Sir William Des Voeux took the

of

the

greatest pains to endeavour to

give

a correct view

of the

situation

in his memorandum,

and that in

drawing it up

he availed himself of the

assistance

of various

Government

Officers and others who had a technical knowledge of the subjects upon which he required information. The only adverse criticism that

of the facts

has been made

contained in it is embodied in

(copy inclosed)

a letter

nominally from the

Chamber of Commerce, but,

as

no meeting

was convened,

practically from Mr Mackintosh,

the Chairman, who is

interested in the

Shipping,

evoked from Sir William

Des Voeux

a

minute of

15th May,

which I also inclose

and which has so

far...

2nd May, 1891.

Enclosure III.

1891

661

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the Un-official to your Lordship by the Un- Members. apart from the fact that the Governor of the Colony and would not circumstances prepare Memorandum on such an important subject as the one referred to, hastily and without due consideration and veri- and verification of the facts and figures adduced, it is within my knowledge that Sir William Des Voeux took the of the greatest pains to endeavour to give a correct view of the situation in his memorandum, and that in drawing it up he availed himself of the assistance of various Government Officers and others who had a technical knowledge of the subjects upon which he required information. The only adverse criticism that of the facts has been made contained in it is embodied in (copy inclosed) a letter nominally from the Chamber of Commerce, but, as no meeting was convened, practically from Mr Mackintosh, the Chairman, who is interested in the Shipping, evoked from Sir William Des Voeux a minute of 15th May, which I also inclose and which has so far... 2nd May, 1891. Enclosure III. 1891 661
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the Un-official to your Lordship by the Un-; Members. apart from the fact that the Governor of the Colong ander a ang would not circumstances prepare Memorandum on such an important entfect as the one referred to, hastity and without due consideration and veri and verification of the facts and figures adduced, it is within my knowledge that Sir William Dis Voux took the of the greatest pains to endeavour to give a correct view. situation in his memorandum, and that in drawing it up he availed himself of the doxistand Moure II 2nd May, 1891. Enetonare III. 18916 Assistance of variono 661 Government Officers and others who had a technical knowledge of the cabfects apon which he required information. The only adverse ditiriom that of the facts has been made Contained in it is embodied in (copy inclouch) a letter A Chamber nominally from the Commerce, but, of no meeting was convened, Avo practically from Mr Mackintosh, the Chairman, who is interested in She Shippony, evoked from Sir William largely which Des Voeux which I also inclove minute of 15 ispy remained uncovered in and which has so for. 7
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the Un-official to your Lordship by the Un-;

Members.

apart from the fact that the

Governor of the Colong

ander

a

ang

would not

circumstances prepare

Memorandum on such an

important entfect as the one

referred to, hastity and without

due consideration and veri

and verification

of the facts and figures adduced,

it is within my knowledge that

Sir William Dis Voux took the

of

the

greatest pains to endeavour to

give

a correct view.

situation

in his memorandum,

and that in

drawing it up

he availed himself of the

doxistand

Moure II

2nd May,

1891.

Enetonare III.

18916

Assistance of variono

661

Government

Officers and others who had a technical knowledge of the cabfects apon which he required information. The only adverse ditiriom that

of the facts

has been made

Contained in it is embodied in

(copy inclouch)

a letter

A

Chamber

nominally from the

Commerce, but,

of

no meeting

was convened,

Avo

practically from Mr Mackintosh,

the Chairman, who is

interested in She

Shippony,

evoked from Sir William

largely

which

Des Voeux

which I also inclove

minute of

15

ispy remained uncovered in

and which has so

for.

7

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