the Governor by the Head Master as being under the influence of liquor and unfit for duty. Freceived a message through the same channel "that if I did not resign I should be dismissed. Both the Head Master and Colonial Secretary had an interview with His Excellency on my behalf ouggesting that I should have leave to go home, as I was fully entitled to it, but this His Excellency would not for a moment entertani. A second appear was made, but without effect. Itken applied personally to It is Excellency with the same result, the only auswer being "resign, thing may be done for you; if you do not I will call a Council and wree send home such a
Then
orme.
despatch
as
"
as
then
will get you
you
737
you dismissed, and
will get no compensation
I had no alternative but to
resign; and now
for the sake of
my wife and family ask that mercy and justice from you which has been denied me by His Excelen
the Governor.
4.
For a long period I had
been suffering from liver complaint
This deprived me and kept me
of all appetite from sleep. I could not lay up through the third Master being in Japan on Lick leave the work of the Central School fell on the Head Master and myself, and that phe Police School on me.
5. I will now
for asking you
reasons
give my Kindesh consideration
of