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Mr Willcocks to appeal personally to the Governor. I had thus no opportunity of suggesting leave as he asserts, although the Governor Knew what I was prepared to - recommend if the return to the
Colony at expiration of the leave could be guarded against.
It was on such condition - alone, as (10. Willcocks well knew, that I proposed to intervene and spare him the stigma of
dismissal, and I am surprised
at his insinuation that he was treated by The Governor with less leniency than the Colonial Secretary had suggested, knowing
as he did that both were of accord as to the inexpediency of allowing
person of confirmed intemperate habits to remain in the responsible position of Assistant Master of the Central Schools
Bearing in mind the long and valuable services of Mr Willcocks I should be only too glad to discern injustice
error or harshness in
excess of the.
· requirements of the service in the course adopted, towards him, but unfortunately all my enquiries show that intemperance had attained the force of habit, and under such circumstances Qcould place