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  "is well known as ""Parliamentary"" language."

a colonial Legislature, and as a
member of a Colonial Cabinet, has
extended over a somewhat longer period
than can be reckoned up either by
yourself or any of your colleagues, and
I trust, therefore, that I may without
impropriety hazard an opinion on the
subject of official communications. I
apprehend that, as between gentlemen
of equal rank, official courtesy is
sufficiently observed by the use of what
is well known as "Parliamentary" language.
Tried by that test, I am confident that
neither my letter of the 22nd September
last, nor that which I have now
the honor to address to you, will be
found to trespass the bounds of etiquette.
3. Before I proceed to
measure the amount of consideration which
the Executive Government of Queensland
have been willing to accord to me as
the consequence of my position, I must