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inform me. A week would elapse in the process. Meanwhile I might have some important matter to refer to the Registrar.

I have to consult with him about, and should know nothing as to his whereabouts. The fact is that directly the position which, till Your Excellency's recent conversion to my views, has prevailed in the Colony is put to the touch of settling any question practically, it breaks down, and proves itself unworkable.

12. With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's letter under reply I must, with regret, demur entirely to the procedure which Your Excellency has adopted before submitting the question to the Secretary of State; nor can I admit that the Secretary of State "was in possession of the fullest information it was possible to submit to him". Your Excellency has omitted to give me the opportunity of replying to the memorandum which Mr. Seth supplied to Your Excellency. Even in ordinary matters of every-day life the right of reply is recognised, because it is common knowledge that until the reply is made the information on which a decision has to be given is incomplete. In the present case Your Excellency has expressed an opinion on a question which lies outside Your Excellency's experience; as I have pointed out in my previous letter, Your Excellency has adopted the views put forward.

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inform me. A week would elapse in the process. Meanwhile I might have some important matter to refer to the Registrar. I have to consult with him about, and should know nothing as to his whereabouts. The fact is that directly the position which, till Your Excellency's recent conversion to my views, has prevailed in the Colony is put to the touch of settling any question practically, it breaks down, and proves itself unworkable. 12. With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Excellency's letter under reply I must, with regret, demur entirely to the procedure which Your Excellency has adopted before submitting the question to the Secretary of State; nor can I admit that the Secretary of State "was in possession of the fullest information it was possible to submit to him". Your Excellency has omitted to give me the opportunity of replying to the memorandum which Mr. Seth supplied to Your Excellency. Even in ordinary matters of every-day life the right of reply is recognised, because it is common knowledge that until the reply is made the information on which a decision has to be given is incomplete. In the present case Your Excellency has expressed an opinion on a question which lies outside Your Excellency's experience; as I have pointed out in my previous letter, Your Excellency has adopted the views put forward. Page 300 Page 301
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res ode Iao of trub ya ed bluow st,bobročnoɔ vizenmo“ er dana rabro mi verdam ads of notanotta a'kartalgen 298 inform me. A week would elapse in the process. Meanwhile I might have some important matter to refer to the Registrar orszi of mosɛ I arGA JE earne 1 Kor: [sout Oy of -abraom tan vevnoo of ballst Praq efa do vem to muhandi-neh sveng 10:01 blvora I Jard hib dost net I wa konsavob 6. แม่ The to adgarnered nl nmin 9? I zaw I and 1892 .nt od branek Solw 07 BJUSUFITA Dr ahon at vlera (loloy arawo od 25 o* AI Jeuri eofdau tairo e 2 doldu fotw #tet780 6*8 WODE too ton ob vent .Isob Zoezid to consult with him about, and should know nothing as to his whereabouts. The fact is that directly the position which, till Your Txcellency's recent donversion to my views, has prevailed in the Colony is put to the touch of settling any question practically, it breaks down, and proves itself unworkable. 12. With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Excel- -loncy's letter under reply I must, with regret, demur entirely to die procedure which Your Excellency has adopt- ."ydro So not obfoneb blow yono[[sox"" *o* 7 Anbild 254 cb I gae somnovað efla od maten härozia I zarit Breznos senotwee MALAY! exoila at herolarsa senza of Nelisia roitseip 863 afranon Dow Notavon arit ? Dress edt ed how qu nokanmeg a siloen 62 #X6/mai mục blow his AIN'wuursm has tysitelingt vna era con baroo : doldy day. „Snon vibad matecho no on blHOW 00 ed: 10 agentend and .alstenoqeri blow ɑnolyibson sgent } **O* youthfoox of thuit Xatris 7 nuo 10* *an, eta hIroda üzeĉ Juli Jaris egar or slavotnaɛ ubandui LUST952 (ab 0100 bir or ytab mort condɑda akil bermoq- -od before submitting the question to the Secretary of Szate; nor can I admit that the Secretary of State "was in possession of the fullest information it was possible to submit to him". Your Excellency has onitted to give ne the opportunity of replying to the meriorandum which 1r. Seth supplied to Your Excellency. Even in ordinary matters of every-day life the right of reply is recognised, because it is cormon knowledge that until the raply is made the information on which a degision has to be given is in- -complete. In the present case Your Excellency has Per blow Diw sorts [[one wro% na 250gst mend binov orw expressed an opinion on a question which lies outside Your Excellency's experience; as т have pointed out in my previous letter, Your Excellency has adopted the views put forward Page 300Page 301
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ode Iao of trub ya ed bluow st,bobročnoɔ vizenmo“

er dana rabro mi verdam ads of notanotta a'kartalgen

298

inform me. A week would elapse in the process. Meanwhile I

might have some important matter to refer to the Registrar

orszi of mosɛ I arGA JE

earne 1 Kor: [sout Oy of -abraom tan vevnoo of ballst

Praq efa do vem to muhandi-neh sveng 10:01 blvora I Jard

hib dost net I wa

konsavob 6. แม่

The to

adgarnered nl nmin 9? I zaw I and 1892 .nt od branek Solw

07 BJUSUFITA Dr ahon at vlera (loloy arawo od 25 o* AI

Jeuri eofdau tairo e 2 doldu fotw #tet780 6*8 WODE

too ton ob vent .Isob Zoezid

to consult with him about, and should know nothing as to

his whereabouts. The fact is that directly the position

which, till Your Txcellency's recent donversion to my

views, has prevailed in the Colony is put to the touch of

settling any question practically, it breaks down, and

proves itself unworkable.

12.

With reference to paragraph 2 of Your Excel-

-loncy's letter under reply I must, with regret, demur

entirely to die procedure which Your Excellency has adopt-

."ydro So not obfoneb

blow yono[[sox"" *o* 7

Anbild 254 cb I

gae somnovað efla od maten härozia I zarit Breznos senotwee

• MALAY!

exoila at herolarsa senza of Nelisia roitseip

863 afranon Dow Notavon arit ? Dress edt ed how qu

nokanmeg a siloen 62 #X6/mai mục blow his

AIN'wuursm has tysitelingt vna era con baroo : doldy day.

„Snon vibad matecho

no on blHOW 00 ed: 10 agentend and

.alstenoqeri sú blow ɑnolyibson sgent } **O*

youthfoox of thuit Xatris 7 nuo 10*

*an, eta hIroda üzeĉ Juli Jaris egar or slavotnaɛ ubandui

LUST952 (ab 0100 bir or ytab mort condɑda akil bermoq-

-od before submitting the question to the Secretary of

Szate; nor can I admit that the Secretary of State "was

in possession of the fullest information it was possible to

submit to him". Your Excellency has onitted to give ne the

opportunity of replying to the meriorandum which 1r. Seth

supplied to Your Excellency. Even in ordinary matters of

every-day life the right of reply is recognised, because

it is cormon knowledge that until the raply is made the

information on which a degision has to be given is in-

-complete. In the present case Your Excellency has

Per blow Diw

sorts [[one wro% na 250gst mend binov orw

expressed an opinion on a question which lies outside

Your Excellency's experience; as т have pointed out in my

previous letter, Your Excellency has adopted the views put

forward

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