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sessionly then the present
my charges have
not yet been investigated and yet
I, who
am
1
ready and willing to
undertake the duty of prosecutor,
to myself
the
same
subject.
more
say
that while
I can affect
In reply I beg to
I fully acknowledge the right of His
Excellency the Governor to call upon
me for
explanation of any charge
that may
be made against
me.
I do not recognize the right of
the
Executive Council to act as a
tribunal
to affect
my
interests under
my
contract with Her Majesty's Government.
As I understand the
matter,
the Chief Justice
has been
my accuser; he
having been previously accused by
me
of
certain
grave offences in
respect of which I have asked for
an
enquiry: Offences which affect his character and position far
more than they
have been put upon my defence
in a
subsequent charge, without the
opportunity of substantiating my
accusation.
I am
accused of deliberate
insubordination arising out of my
relations with him, after having
taken
every step which it was
possible for
me to
avoid
the
outrageous insults which have been
from day to day heaped
by the Chief Justice both
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