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that the Circular was withdrawn from Circulation by Mr. Anstey, that he forwarded it to ... under a sealed official cover with a Complaint against the Acting Chief Magistrate, that the Circular thus became an "official document," which His Excellency directed you to transmit to the magistrate with a demand for explanations. You also express your belief that Mr. Anstey will fully furnish us with his reasons for the course of action which he adopted.
In reply
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we most respectfully beg to decline countenancing Mr. Anstey's intervention in the Matter, as no one member of the Bench of Justices possesses any right to interfere with the privileges of the whole Bench. The explanation contained in the Letter under reply compels us to infer either that the Government Acted as the mere instrument of Mr. Anstey's will, or individual opinions, or that, for reasons of its own, it considered that the further Circulation of the document in question ought not to be permitted.
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