“‘(Signed)
- S. L. Tilley.
- P. Mitchell.
- A. T. Smith.
- Charles Watters.
- W. H. Steeves.
- David Wark.
“‘Approved May 12, 1860.
“‘(Sgd.) J. H. T. Manners-Sutton.’
“‘(Copy No. 2.)
“Letter from Mr. C. Connell to the Lieut.-Governor.
“‘Sir,—Various circumstances having occurred with reference to the administration of the Government of this Province during the short time that I have had the honor of being one of Your Excellency’s advisers, induce me to address Your Excellency....
“‘Having felt this and other matters for some time past, and at the same time feeling reluctant to take a step that I saw pressing on me, I delayed action; but the recent act of my colleagues in the Government has brought matters to a crisis, the want of that support on their part on a subject in which I believed I was authorized in the action I had taken, as will appear by the following minutes of Council (December, 1858) and correspondence:
“’”Postmaster-General to obtain new postage stamps in One, Five, Ten, and Twelve and a Half Cents.“’