340
350
for my guidance and to state who
arry
the subordinate Officers whom I
required to control and supervise
he has delegated to his Clerk the duty
of acknowledging my
that medium.
desired me
over
letter and by
August 12th 1880
in future to write to
him through his Clerk and referred
various
for the particulars I required
to Tom Sangster.
It was the case as above stated and contained in the letters mentioned
which devolved to be brought to the
notice
of
the Secretary of State
for
I
find that in
my present position
I am not only subjected to personal
treatment which is almost intolerable
but my usefulness
as a public
servant is reduced to
a
nullity
I am satisfied that the
conduct
of
the Chief Justice will not
be approved of by the authorities in England and
will not enable
me
to
bear much longer the
harass and
dd
my
health will
be worse
for these causes I must pray
that His Excellency
will be pleased to
accord me
an
interview and failing that, the Secretary
of State to
obtain the sanction
of
my being released
from
my engagement
as another
gentleman can be appointed to succeed
me. I have &c.
Say St. Fred Gibbons.
but