and Franslation which best to the

Inquiry before you and myself,

and which I believe

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in

Jour

custody. On receiving them from your office I will submit them to Mr. Dick and receive his testimony. The criminality is prima facie established in my opinion and judgment by the evidence taken

I have the honour to certify to His Excellency through the Assistant that the talented and zealous

assistance afforded is most valuable. I requested him to attend

merely that he might give, as the Supreme Court Interpreter, the necessary explanation from time to time, as to what had passed in the private examinations of three of them interested before

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I had engaged

yourself and me. Alas, he was prevented from attending at the prison, and broke his express promise to be there at the time named. However, he did not attend, either then or at the hour to which, after taking the first examination, I was compelled to adjourn the taking of the rest of them; I owing to attend the Supreme Court. Mr. Dick,

on both occasions took his place,

and acquitted himself most creditably

and

Received

I humbly hope that his meritorious services thus performed may earn the thanks of this Government.

Lee Avar is dangerously ill,

and

going

to give his evidence with great effort. I would suggest that he be kept undisturbed, and that

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