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Enclosure in No. 8. Mr. C. O. Davis to Captain Ma.fr. (Telegram.) Taupo, 28th July, 1874. This moment received your letter regarding article in newspaper relative to yourself. Neither Mr. Mitchell nor myself, nor Mr. Toung, know anything whatever about the article in question, beyond seeing it. No information supplied by any of us. No unfriendliness to you on our part. No antagonism whatever between us and yourself; nor have we any complaint to make against you. We appreciated your proffered help, and told the G-overnment we should avail ourselves of it. To Captain Gilbert Mair. C. O. Davis. By Authority: Gborob Didsbdbt, Govormnent Printer, Wellington.—lB74. Price 6<*.]

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