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Major Macarthur presents his compliments to Sir Robert Peel, and begs him to accept his grateful thanks for the his the prompt and effectual interposition, by means of which Sir Robert has for the present withheld the power demanded of Parliament, in the New South Wales Bill, is to be for the present withheld – a power which there is too much reason to believe, was intended by the persons who suggested the objectionable clauses, for much more extended wider purpose than for separating the jurisdiction in New Zealand from that of New South Wales.
That there was at least an after purpose of dividing the Continental Territory of New South Wales into separate Governments, is sufficiently betrayed by The very terms of the objectionable Clauses betray some after purpose, at least of sep dividing the Continental Territory of New South Wales into separate
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clauses altho` Governments altho it is more than possible that Mr. Vernon Smith is not cognizant may not have been aware of any such project. And yet there is a Map published by Wyld of Charing Cross headed a Map of South Australia, New South Wales, Van Dieman's Land, and settled parts of Australia, which sufficiently indicates the scheme