CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 677

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the

we have

Excellency subject not felt quite sure that you may not consider yourself bound by the decision of your predecessor in office, and may not refuse to

As

any refusal would involve delay and pother

sand it on.

correspondence we deemed it

advisable to send a

copy of our

letter direct as well as to forward.

the original shrough the

Government.

We trust Your Excelleney

will not think after the above

explanation that there was anything

nitentionally irregular or discourteous deciding to forward direct

in over de

by tomorrow's mail a

copy of air

hope

letter in question, and we

further that your Execliency will

the unconstitutional

disregard the

precedent set by Sir G. William

671

Des Voeux, and will aid us in air

micahaw

this

subject with the Secretary of State. If Your Excellency thinks fit to do so there will exist in fuhere no. special

adopting any

reasons for our other than the regular course, and we shall have much pleasure in keeping strictly within the lines Card down by the Colonial Office

regulations.

We anclise duccrlicate and

triplicate copy of

14th instant and

you

}

to send on

our letter of the

may

beg of

copy of this

correspondence with our letter of 14th instant to Lord Knutsford.

His Excellency,

Des

I have r.

(argued) S2 Ryrie

Jokai

7. St. Whitencad

Mayor General G. Digby Barker, CB.

Administering the Government.