No. 35

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No 77 of the
20th January last, relative to the disturbed state of Fort Yale and
reporting that you had suspended Mr Perrier from the exercise of his
functions as a Justice of the Peace; and I await the result of Colonel
Moody's investigation of the case.

I take this opportunity to notice an inaccuracy into which you have fallen in this despatch in designating Colonel Moody the Lieutenant Governor. You will observe that it is of importance to bear this in mind as his functions in that capacity will commence only in the event of the death or absence of the Governor.